[Webinar] Generational Conflict: Performance Management Risks

Date:

July 10, 2026

Time:

9:00 am (EST)
Promotional image for the HR.Community webinar "Generational Conflict: Performance Management Risks for HR Professionals," featuring an HR leader discussing performance management challenges across multiple generations in the workplace.

1-Hour Webinar

Generational Conflict Performance Management has become one of the most important leadership challenges facing today’s HR professionals. With as many as five generations working side by side, differences in communication styles, feedback preferences, workplace expectations, technology adoption, and leadership philosophies can create misunderstandings that affect employee performance, engagement, and retention. While generational diversity brings valuable perspectives and innovation, it can also increase the likelihood of conflict when managers rely on assumptions instead of objective performance standards.

In this practical HR.Community webinar, you’ll learn how Generational Conflict Performance Management impacts performance reviews, coaching conversations, disciplinary actions, employee engagement, and workplace culture. Rather than relying on stereotypes about Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, or Generation Z, HR professionals will learn how to evaluate employee performance using consistent, legally defensible, and objective performance management practices.

Throughout the webinar, we’ll examine realistic workplace scenarios that demonstrate how generational differences can unintentionally influence performance evaluations, communication, accountability, documentation, and manager decision-making. Participants will learn how to identify performance management risks before they escalate into employee relations issues, complaints, or potential discrimination claims.

We’ll also discuss practical strategies for coaching supervisors to provide consistent feedback, establish clear performance expectations, improve difficult conversations, reduce unconscious bias, and document performance concerns effectively regardless of an employee’s age or generation. You’ll discover how strong communication, consistent leadership practices, and objective performance standards help reduce conflict while improving trust across today’s multigenerational workforce.

Whether you’re an HR Generalist, HR Business Partner, HR Manager, Director of Human Resources, or organizational leader, this webinar provides immediately applicable tools to strengthen Generational Conflict Performance Management in your organization. By focusing on measurable performance expectations rather than generational assumptions, HR professionals can improve employee engagement, enhance manager effectiveness, reduce legal risk, and build a workplace culture where employees of every generation can succeed together.

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