Maximum cooperation of the whole team
According to the Harvard Business Review, it is important not to separate younger and older colleagues but, on the contrary, try to integrate them as much as possible. Above all, you should not separate colleagues in individual offices according to age, thus creating an environment of age-based sub-teams. Ideally, you should all work together in one office or open space. The layout, of course, depends on the size of your team.
Also, it is necessary to have meetings together. Address the group as a whole and try to unite the team in the pursuit of a common goal. Similar motivations usually help overcome differences between colleagues, including those based on age.
Mentoring and sharing of knowledge
Both youth and old age have their pros and cons. Everyone is good at something that they can show others; likewise they can also be given advice on things they are less good at. Open a dialogue among individual colleagues and actively try to have them exchange ideas, opinions and experience.
Some action is often required with young people if they show insufficient respect towards older colleagues. You have to make it clear that disrespect on the grounds of age will not be tolerated in your team. If necessary, you must also talk to older employees who look down on younger colleagues due to their seeming inexperience. As team manager you must be a moral, unifying authority whom others regard as a role model.
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