"This New Generation, They dont want to Work!"
As a speaker, coach and consultant, I work extensively with business people most of whom are Baby Boomer or Generation X aged managers. These managers continually tell me that “these kids (Millennials) just don’t want to or don’t know how to work!” Yet as I speak at schools and colleges, the Millennials themselves tell me that many of their bosses don’t know how to mange them very well. They say that their supervisors don’t understand what is important, how to motivate them or even how to effectively communicate with the millennial generation of employees. I often find myself acting as an interpreter and negotiator between these disconnected generations.
If you were born between 1979 and 1999 give or take a year, you are considered to be part of the millennial generation. You have probably already heard people that are members of other older generations, Gen X ers, baby boomers, say that you or your entire generation is just …well….different. Recognize that there have always been differences between each generation and its predecessors, yet the gap in understanding and cooperation between Millennials and other generations is massive. The chasm between the generations is hurting everyone. For example, this generational communication gap is preventing many young adult job seekers from getting quality jobs and is also hampering their ability to move up in many organizations run by Gen Xer’s and Baby Boomers. The gap is also costing US businesses by limiting companies’ ability to attract fine new talent to help grow and improve performance that will ultimately grow their businesses.
Paul Tasca - http://www.paultasca.com - Author of “Drumming Up Your Career”
