Generational differences in the workforce are impacting people all over the world. One of the reasons this is such a huge topic is that the change the Millennials are bringing to the workplace is change that in many organizations has never been fully welcome.
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Read MoreBeing 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?
Dr. Katherine Jeffery is a generational researcher and practitioner who is passionate about guiding companies and organizations through the massive leadership transition that is happening in the world right now. She has done in-depth research on the Millennial generation having worked with them for over 20 years AND focused her doctoral research on their view of leadership and teams.
