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    The document discusses myths about millennials in the workplace and what employers need to understand about managing this generation. It notes that generalizations about millennials are often inconsistent or destructive. While millennials prefer more feedback than previous generations, they do not need constant praise. Millennials also understand their own worth and don't necessarily come cheaply. The document advocates that employers focus on succeeding in an environment of unprecedented change rather than scapegoating any generation.

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    10/28/2015

    Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization

    Millennial Myth-Busting 101


    Presenter: Ira S Wolfe
    Success Performance Solutions www.successperformancesolutions.com 484-373-4300

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    The Intern

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    Then vs Now

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    Then vs Now

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    Now

    Then

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    Then vs Now
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    WHO ARE GEN Y?

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    Gen Y
    Born between 1980 and 1996/2000
    Millennials number approximately 75.3
    million and became the biggest living
    generation this year (2015)
     1 out of 2 workers by 2020
     75 percent of workers by 2025

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    Jennifer Deal (CCL) & Alec Levenson (USC)

    Most generalizations about millennials as


    employees are “inconsistent at best and
    destructive at worst.”

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    Myths
    Poor work ethic:
    • Millennials who have been in a job for a couple
    of years have much more conventional
    attitudes to work than those of the same age
    who are still at university.

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    Myths
    Trophy Kids:
    • Millennials realize this isn’t youth soccer anymore
    • Yes, they do seek feedback on what they’re doing,
    but that’s more to ensure they can work efficiently
    and only do tasks once than a need for constant
    affirmation.
    • Managers need to meet with them more than
    once a year, but you don’t need to go out of your
    way to say nice things either.

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    Myths
    Job Hoppers:
    • Young people in every generation change jobs
    more frequently than older people because
    they are looking for the right one.

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    Myths
    Millennial Workers Come Cheap:
    • No. BAD millennial workers come cheap.
    • This generation actually has more access to
    information about what they’re worth, and they
    know it.

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    Myths
    Millennials Can’t Write or Communicate Well:
    • Texting gets much of the blame. Don’t forget
    cursive writing hasn’t been taught for almost 2
    decades.
    • A Bentley University study, showed that more
    than half of millennials prefer to talk to a co-
    worker in person, and only 14% chose texting as
    their preferred method of communication.

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    WHAT THIS MEANS FOR EMPLOYERS

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    Raising the Bar


    • Technology, Globalization,
    Internet, Aging Population,
    Generational Shift and other
    factors forcing structural change
    to work and society.
    • Companies must manage people
    and resources better.
    • Millennials are often the
    scapegoat for these universal and
    dramatic changes.

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    What We Know
    • Millennials’ attitudes are not poles apart from
    other generations
    • Every age group contains introverts and
    extroverts, high-flyers and low-riders.
    • Commonalities trump both individual differences
    and generational variations.
    • Different generations want roughly the same
    things:
    – interesting work
    – rewarded on the basis of their contributions
    – chance to work hard and get ahead.
    Source: http://www.economist.com/news/business/21660110-businesses-should-beware-dubious-generalisations-about-younger-workers-myths-about

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    Succeeding in the New Normal

    • Unprecedented pace of change


    • Ubiquitous technology
    • Globalization
    • Structural change of labor
    • New definition of work
    • Evolving work-life expectations
    • Traditional rules about recruitment, retention,
    training, and career development don’t work

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    Expectations
    Then Now
    • What is the right answer? • What is the right question?

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    Ira S Wolfe
    • President, Success Performance Solutions
    • www.successperformancesolutions.com
    • iwolfe@super-solutions.com
    • Phone: 484-373-4300

    Download “Recrooglization”: Recruiting in the Age of Googlization


    • Go to http://bit.ly/recrooglization

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