Millennials in the workplace
The Containter Store - One of the COOLEST places to work!
Many companies espouse that employees are the most important resources while limiting the time and resources it takes to train and create “exceptional performers.” The Container Store is an exception allocating 240 hours of training for their employees during the first year of employment. This is definitely admirable since the national average is 8 hours. [...]
COMMUNICATE - The 1st step
Based on my acclaimed Gen Y Recruitment and Retention Lifecycle ™ , I’m contributing to the KEYGroup blog, a 6 part series that details possible strategies to get the most of your Gen Y employees.
Phase 1 of the Gen Y Recruitment and Retention Lifecycle ™ - Communicate: Gen Y values and thrives on communication [...]
“Cool” Companies - Are You Working For One?
In our book, Keeping The Millennials: Why Companies Are Losing Billions In Turnover To This Generation And What To Do About It, we identify 10 Cool Factors, the workplace enhancers that attract and retain top talent. They are:
Fun work environment with social networking
Creative communications
Feedback and recognition
State-of-the-art technology
Creative perks
Corporate values
Redesigned cubicle workspace
Workspace flexibility
Compensation and benefits
Career development
Our [...]
Gen Xers versus Millennials
Now that Generation X has had time to work with Millennial workers, they’ve been able to see distinct commonalities – as well as differences. Do you recognize these attributes in your multi-generational workforce?
- Gen Xers are more pragmatic when it comes to problem solving. Millennials tend to approach each challenge with a strong sense [...]
Motivating Your Gen Xers
A mixed workforce that includes Gen Xers as well as Millennial employees means creating a workplace that works for both groups. Thankfully, the type of workplace that motivates both generations will appeal to ALL generations. It’s about building a climate of mutual trust, risk taking, and high expectations.
Here are some strategies to try:
Provide [...]
The Impending War For Talent
2010 marks the beginning of not just a new year, but hopefully of a promising new decade. Recent reports have suggested that there are fresh signs of an economic recovery taking shape but employers are still facing one of the greatest management challenges of the last two decades – employee engagement.
A new Conference Board [...]
The “Sandwich” Generation?
Generation X has been called a variety of other names (some more flattering than others), but one of the more appropriate terms has been the “Sandwich Generation.” While this term has also been applied to older Baby Boomers who are caring for both elderly parents and young children, it is applicable to Generation X because [...]
What Shaped Your Gen Xers?
Knowing what shaped your Generation X employees can help explain their motivations in the workplace. Gen Xers grew up during major cultural and global shifts. They were the first “children of divorce,” as many marriages dissolved during the 1960s and 1970s. They were also expected to fend for themselves after coming home from school and [...]
Defining the Gen X Generation
Let’s start from the beginning … who exactly falls into “Generation X”? Most are the children of Baby Boomers, and they were born between 1965 and 1979, who entered the workforce in the late 1980s to the early 1990s.
As you may remember, these were dynamic times! Our culture experienced an amazing age of innovation and [...]
What Happened to Gen X?
Remember a few years back, there was another group of offspring from Baby Boomers. They made smaller waves in the workplace, but they were still a big topic of conversation for many businesspeople.
That’s right … Generation X. These are children who were born between 1965 and 1979. In many ways, they have become the forgotten [...]