5.1. Strategies for managing the Baby Boomers Generation Since gaining respect and recognition is crucial for the Boomers, companies can develop programs that will enable the Boomers to gain the respect they yearn for while helping and training others. Findings suggested the Boomers Generation complains that younger generations do not respect their life experiences, while younger generations indicated that they are in search of role models. These findings suggest that companies can lower workplace conflicts by offering mentor programs by matching the Boomers with employees from younger generations (Zaslow, 2006). This is likely to solve younger employees' complaints about not having role models and not getting enough training The mentor programming is