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Maria Gurova

Leaders Need To Bridge The Generation Gap - Forbes - 0 views

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  • Now, it is the Millennials’ turn to be the whipping boys, and girls. Their attitudes are in sharp contrast with those of the Boomers who are increasingly running the organizations where they work. While Boomers believe strongly in the value of experience and working your way up, Millennials are seen as feeling entitled and over-pampered by parents only too well aware of how challenging the workplace has become for those who are not sufficiently prepared
  • Millennials are significantly more likely to ask for a pay rise and a promotion than their counterparts in either of the preceding generations
  • they are also rather more likely than their elders to complain of long hours.
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  • challenging as Millennials can be to manage – managers cannot shrink from embracing them and their attitudes. After all, as he points out, they and the generation following on from them will account for more than half the workforce within 10 years.
  • Among the Millennials’ attributes are a willingness to collaborate, a tendency to do extensive research before making a decision and an eagerness to network.
  • The research by Accenture referred to above mentions the need for organizations to adapt to the increasing numbers of women in management positions.
  • businesses need to ensure they are adapting their strategies to recruit, reward and retain these talented and valued leaders.” Then there is the matter of businesses becoming genuinely ethnically diverse
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