{"id":621,"date":"2007-02-01T07:11:18","date_gmt":"2007-02-01T13:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/02\/managing-gen-y-workers\/"},"modified":"2007-02-01T07:11:30","modified_gmt":"2007-02-01T13:11:30","slug":"managing-gen-y-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/02\/managing-gen-y-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Gen Y Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manage Smarter offers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.managesmarter.com\/msg\/content_display\/management\/e3i42a5a8761181e99ae0fa9c84cf191860\" target=\"_blank\">Understanding the 20-Something Workforce<\/a>. I have to confess, in our business we do not have frequent interaction with 20 some year olds. Here are excerpts of the author&#8217;s suggestions:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>1. Make their first day unforgettable.<\/strong><br \/>\nTwenty-somethings thrive on instant gratification. &#8220;They&#8217;re used to taking a lot of data in at one time and making a choice,&#8221; Dorsey says. While this is a great asset in business, it unfortunately means a company has little time to make an positive impression. <\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Don&#8217;t rely on a competitive salary to keep talent.<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s a big realization, but money does not always build loyalty,&#8221; Dorsey says. Twenty-somethings&#8217; parents, often Baby Boomers themselves, wanted their children to have an easier life than they had. As a result, twenty-somethings often don&#8217;t feel the same pressure to achieve personal and financial independence as their parents did.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Adjust to their high expectations.<\/strong><br \/>\nMany twenty-somethings have extremely high career expectations, and Dorsey says &#8220;many believe that if they got good grades in college, they can be an executive in as little as two years.&#8221; This misconception results in many Gen-Yers&#8217; discouragement, and they soon feel trapped in the limiting 9-to-5 mindset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Create stimulating rewards.<\/strong><br \/>\nSince twenty-somethings seek meaning in everything they do, simply handing out gift cards periodically for doing a good job isn&#8217;t very inspiring. This goes back to the idea of being emotionally invested, so make your rewards something special.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manage Smarter offers Understanding the 20-Something Workforce. I have to confess, in our business we do not have frequent interaction with 20 some year olds. Here are excerpts of the author&#8217;s suggestions: 1. Make their first day unforgettable. Twenty-somethings thrive on instant gratification. &#8220;They&#8217;re used to taking a lot of data in at one time and making a choice,&#8221; Dorsey says. While this is a great asset in business, it unfortunately means a company has little time to make an positive impression. 2. Don&#8217;t rely on a competitive salary to keep talent. &#8220;It&#8217;s a big realization, but money does not always build loyalty,&#8221; Dorsey says. Twenty-somethings&#8217; parents, often Baby Boomers&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/02\/managing-gen-y-workers\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14,11,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communication","category-team-management","category-worklife-balance"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-a1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":962,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/05\/a-high-maintenance-generation\/","url_meta":{"origin":621,"position":0},"title":"A High-Maintenance Generation","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"May 29, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"According to this quick blurb from the Pioneer Press - Talkin' 'bout Y Generation\u00a0(emphasis mine): Generation Y is coming of age, and \"manage\" - as in telling them what to do and how to do it - appears not to be in their vocabulary. 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