Millennials, or Generation Y, are entering the workforce at a rapid pace. Many managers from other generations are finding it difficult to keep up with the increased demands from their younger employees. Many younger employees are expecting collaboration and flexibility that haven’t been seen in the workplace before. Now older millennials have reached the stage in their career where management is the next logical step. Should you be considering millennials as managers for your business? Here are some of the reasons why you should.
- Diversity. The millennial generation is use to diversity and demands it in their surroundings. They are not hung up on the same labels as their predecessors. Having a millennial in a hiring role will help increase your diversity in an organic and natural way just because they don’t see any reason why it shouldn’t be the norm.
- Collaboration. Millennials were also raised in a generation of collaboration. They expect to work together toward a common goal. Often a millennial manager will reorganize an office so it is more conducive to shared work spaces and meeting rooms where innovation can happen in groups.
- Communication. As the internet generation millennials have never really communicated without text messaging and social media. They will bring this kind of communications technology to your organization in a way that can help launch the company to the next level. Don’t be surprised if they use messaging in the office to discuss topics with people just one office over. And don’t be surprised when it is effective.
- Flexibility. Millennials are also expecting a strong work/life balance. They will hold themselves and others accountable for ensuring that a flexible work schedule is successful in the office because they know if it is taken advantage of it won’t be offered for long. They will be able to organize other team members to work remotely or on a results oriented basis.
- Engagement. Millennials are also looking for engagement and can provide it to others in the office as well. They often get criticized for being the trophy generation where everyone got recognized for just participating. While this has been a subject of ridicule it was also pretty effective to encourage millennials to continue working toward their goals and achieving them.
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