The Experience Perspective: An Ipsos Podcast · 2026-08-28 · 30 min
Join Bhavna Sawnani as she explores the realities of generations in the workplace with Emily Cooke , Director in the Global Employee Experience team at Ipsos. As workplaces become increasingly age-diverse, it can be tempting to explain differences in employee expectations, behaviours and experiences through generational labels. But how much of what we think we know about different generations at work is actually true? Drawing on Ipsos research, Bhavna and Emily unpack some of the most common generational myths: from assumptions about younger employees and technology, to what different age groups really want from work and how they perceive one another. They explore why differences attributed to generation may instead be shaped by factors such as tenure, life stage, career stage and role. Listen to discover what this means in practice for organisations and leaders, from challenging assumptions and creating more open dialogue, to designing employee experiences around what people actually need rather than the labels we assign to them.