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The Gifts We Bring: Reframing AI and Age in the Multigenerational Workplace<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-88px|||||” custom_padding=”3px|0px|24.6719px|0px||” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ column_padding_mobile=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”1200px” custom_padding=”0||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/andrea-dewitt-38.jpeg” title_text=”andrea-dewitt-38″ show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” disabled_on=”on|on|” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ custom_margin=”||5px|||” animation=”off” sticky=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_font=”PT Sans|on|||” text_text_color=”#02b875″ text_font_size=”20″ text_line_height=”1.2em” header_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”140px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”20px||0px|” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n ANDREA DEWITT<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_font=”PT Serif||on||” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_font_size=”16″ text_line_height=”1.4em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”140px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”10px||60px|” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Author and Certified Leadership Coach Andrea Mein DeWitt inspires leaders to step into their power, their potential, and their truth. Her book, Name, Claim & Reframe-Your Path to a Well-Lived Life, was selected as the Best Motivational Read for 2023 by the TODAY Show. A practical approach to navigating life’s challenges, her new companion guide, Name, Claim & Reframe Workbook, can help you take your next leap toward the future you want to create.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”PT Serif||||” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_font_size=”24″ text_line_height=”1.5em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”720px” custom_margin=”0px||0px|” custom_padding=”||14px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n What happens when we stop outsourcing our power to fear\u2014and start learning from each other?<\/em><\/p>\n Here’s the story everyone’s telling right now: AI is coming for your job. And if you’re over 50, the sequel is even darker\u2014AI and<\/em> the digital natives are coming for your job.<\/p>\n What if both stories are wrong?<\/p>\n For years, I convinced myself that technology and I were sworn enemies. “I’m creative, not technical,” I’d tell myself, neatly placing myself in one box and technology in another. The very idea of tackling newsletter software on my own? Terrifying. So, I did what many of us do\u2014I outsourced it. I let others handle my technology needs, like being handed fish rather than learning to fish for myself.<\/p>\n Then one day, I faced a hard truth: I was letting fear make decisions that belonged to me\u2014handing the keys to someone else because learning felt uncomfortable. So I tried something different. I asked my operations team for help\u2014but not in the usual way. Not “can you do this for me?” but “can you teach me how to do it myself?”<\/p>\n What happened next surprised me. Not only could<\/em> I learn this technical skill, but mastering it unleashed something unexpected: creative freedom. The very thing I feared would stifle my creativity actually amplified it. And I gained something else\u2014a different kind of relationship with my team. I gave them the gift of being the expert. They gave me the gift of their knowledge. That exchange made us all stronger.<\/p>\n I share this because I see the same dynamic playing out in workplaces everywhere. It’s not just about technology. It’s about the stories we spin about AI, about age, about who belongs at the table.<\/p>\n Here’s what I’ve learned as a leadership coach: the stories we tell ourselves shape everything. Our confidence. Our choices. Our capacity to grow. The good news? Stories can be reframed.<\/strong><\/p>\n What if we stopped defending our generational boxes and started naming the skills, knowledge and unique perspectives that each of us offers? <\/em><\/p>\n Seasoned professionals bring:<\/strong><\/p>\n Early-career professionals bring:<\/strong><\/p>\n And here’s what humans of every generation bring that AI never will:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#f7f7f4″ min_height=”721px” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” column_padding_mobile=”on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” make_fullwidth=”on” custom_width_px=”680px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2-scaled.jpg” alt=”A man and a woman sit across from each other at an office desk, smiling and engaged in conversation as they learn from one another. The desk holds a tablet, papers, and a glass of water, set against a bright, modern office space.” title_text=”Multigenerational,,Multicultural,Colleagues,Collaborating,In,A,Creative,Office.” show_bottom_space=”off” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”-39px|||||” animation=”off” sticky=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#efefe9″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-scaled.jpg” title_text=”A,Team,Of,Multigenerational,Business,Colleagues,Collaboratively,Working,Over,Documents” show_bottom_space=”off” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”-40px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” animation=”off” sticky=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”PT Serif||||” text_text_color=”#818178″ text_font_size=”24″ text_line_height=”1.4em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”20%|10%||10%” custom_margin_tablet=”0.7%|10%||10%||” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The day I asked my team to teach me instead of do it for me, I didn’t just learn a new skill.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_font=”PT Sans|on|||” text_text_color=”#888888″ text_font_size=”12″ text_letter_spacing=”2px” text_line_height=”1.2em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”20px||20%|” custom_margin_tablet=”20px|||” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n ANDREA DEWITT<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”4″ column_padding_mobile=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”1200px” custom_padding=”20px||0px|” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|||” custom_padding_phone=”” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”PT Serif||||” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_font_size=”20″ text_line_height=”1.4em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”9px||0px|||” custom_margin_tablet=”-142px||0px|||” custom_margin_phone=”-75px||0px|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px|||||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A multigenerational team that exchanges these gifts\u2014instead of hoarding them\u2014isn’t just more effective. It’s greater than the sum of its parts.<\/p>\n In my book Name, Claim & Reframe<\/em><\/a>, I teach a simple framework for transforming the stories that keep us stuck. Here’s how to apply it:<\/p>\n NAME<\/strong> the limiting story you’re telling yourself.<\/p>\n Say it out loud: “I’m afraid technology is passing me by.” Or: “I’m tired of being the designated tech support just because I’m young.” When you name a story, it stops running the show from the shadows.<\/p>\n CLAIM<\/strong> the gifts you bring.<\/p>\n Not arrogantly\u2014accurately. What do you know that can’t be Googled? What perspective do you offer that no one else in the room has? What have you built, learned, or lived that makes you valuable? Claim your seat at the table. Not because someone gave you permission\u2014because you belong there.<\/p>\n REFRAME<\/strong> the narrative.<\/p>\n Old story: “AI and the next generation will replace me.”<\/p>\n New story: “AI and every generation amplify<\/em> what I bring\u2014when I stop outsourcing my power to fear.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Old story: “Generational differences create friction.”<\/p>\n New story: “Generational differences create fuel\u2014when we get curious instead of defensive.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Only you can write your narrative. Not AI. Not stereotypes. Not the limiting stories you’ve been carrying.<\/p>\n You don’t need a dramatic transformation. You need one honest move.<\/p>\n If you’ve got years of experience:<\/strong> Find someone newer and ask them to teach you something. Your willingness to learn doesn’t diminish your expertise\u2014it models exactly the kind of leadership your organization needs.<\/p>\n If you’re earlier in your career:<\/strong> Find someone senior and ask them about the why<\/em> behind something you’ve only seen the what<\/em> of. Context. History. Relationships. The stuff that doesn’t show up in onboarding.<\/p>\n If you’re in the middle:<\/strong> You might already be the bridge. That’s exhausting\u2014and essential. Name what you need to keep going.<\/p>\n The day I asked my team to teach me instead of do it for me, I didn’t just learn a new skill. I remembered that I’m the author of my own story. And so are you. The question isn’t whether AI or the next generation will change how we work. They will. The question is whether you’ll let fear write your story\u2014or whether you’ll pick up the pen yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n The gifts YOU bring are already inside you\u2026 Now go share your own brand of magic!<\/p>\n Now on Audible:<\/strong> Name, Claim & Reframe: Your Path to a Well-Lived Life<\/em>\u2014selected by the TODAY Show as the Best Motivational Read of 2023\u2014is now available as an audiobook. Explore the book and audiobook<\/a><\/p>\n Free NCR Toolkit:<\/strong> Practical tools including the Core Values Assessment, Reframing Feedback strategies, and goal-setting frameworks. Download the toolkit<\/a><\/p>\nThe Day I Stopped Outsourcing My Power<\/h4>\n
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