Are your Millennial employees looking for more structure?
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Wondering why your Millennial employees want a little more structure when it comes to project completion?
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Generational Differences: Leading Well Through a Time of Crisis
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Generational Differences: Leading Well Through a Time of Crisis
Read MoreThe Gen X mantra, 'Get it done' & why it doesn’t work for Millennials
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Gen X is aka the latchkey generation. These kids came home from school & let themselves in(this Is Illegal In some states now). The divorce rate had tripled & more women were working. Young Gen Xers found themselves making dinner, doing HW, babysitting siblings, & watching MTV. This is a generation of people who grew up figuring out things on their own. They brought this same mindset to the office.
Read MoreAccording to a recent study, 30% of Millennials say they feel lonely.
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30% of Millennials say that they are lonely. 1/5 of Millennials report having no friends. How are we all being intentional about connecting and growing in our ability to build relationships that last?
Read MoreWhat does leadership mean in the workplace today?
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Wondering how the different generations view leadership?
Read MoreThe laissez faire generation
/Being a generational expert is more than a full time job in today's world. With 5 generations working side by side for the first time in history and the changes that have come with personal devices, the tension is high and the space for conversation and building bridges is abundant.
I used to teach leadership development to college students. Remarkable individuals who really wanted to impact the world for good. Many of them knew that this had to start with them. They wanted to grow in the way they influenced the world and I had the fortunate job to help guide them through this process. One day I asked my room full of Millennial students what they believed was the best form of leadership. I gave them 3 choices: authoritative, democratic, and laissez-faire. Every single person in the room raised their hand at laissez-faire. I remember thinking to myself that this was rather odd and knew that this same question 5-10 years ago would have elicited quite a different response. It was then that I decided to dig more deeply into this new way of thinking about leadership in the Millennial generation and what else came with it. My dissertation was a qualitative study on how Millennials want to be led and what they think about teams. This, of course, occurred before the Millennials were in the news every 5 minutes. They were simply known as the "collaboration generation." This was how my journey of becoming a generational expert began. What have you noticed about the changes in the workplace today?