Yea! It’s 2010! You know what that means? It means nobody’s infatuated with generational differences anymore, so we can actually get to the heart of the matter of what’s happening inside organizations.
Just kidding!
Who wants to learn anything?! We love our oversimplified stereotypes! Please, reduce all my organizational problems down to a few simple [...]
Gen Y, by quitting a game you don’t understand, you’re not avoiding older generations’ mistakes, you’re simply repeating them in a different way. If you have any interest in making sure all your hopes and promise vanish and turn into a world of poo, you need to pull your act together… fast!
Start by reading these three posts:
Management Rule #1: Make sure you have the right perspective.
The cover of Chicago’s Red Eye this morning shows a bright and shiny cartoon smile, over a bright and shiny yellow background. The headline reads, “Gen Happy: Despite life’s biggest stresses, Millennials are carefree and worry-free—and, for some reason, full of smiles.”
Uh-huh.
Ready? I’m calling BS. It’s not that I doubt the results—I’m sure the calls [...]
Don’t be afraid to use your power; manage by career phase, not age; listen.