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“Just tell me how to motivate them!”
These are the first words out of my client’s mouth when I ask about his experience leading young professionals. He’s a Vice-President at a Fortune 500 company, but he could be any leader in today’s workplace.
Leading young workers is fast becoming a critical skill. Employees aged 33 and under comprise more than a third of today’s working population. In seven years, they’ll be more than half the workforce. Successful leaders know they have to pivot to meet the needs of this new generation. But how to do it?
4 min read // Have you heard it’s a challenge to manage young employees today? Complaints about the younger generation are as old as Aristotle, but research shows that Generation Z brings difficulties to their employers that haven’t been seen before. Some of these problems include a high need for reassurance, poor motivation, and a proclivity to quit without notice.
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