Dimensions
236 x 158 x 26mm
As members of the Millennial generation (those born between 1982 and 2000) rapidly enter the workforce, their introduction into the workplace has been anything but seamless. In fact, you might have already heard one of these jaw-dropping stories:
-The mother who called HR to complain when her daughter got a mediocre performance review.
- The recent college graduate who dialed the CEO directly to tell him what the company could be doing better.
- The young employee who revealed a new product launch on her Facebook page before it was announced to the public.
Unbelievable as these scenarios seem, they are happening in workplaces around the world everyday, and in THE M-FACTOR, Baby Boomer Lynne Lancaster and Gen Xer David Stillman offer a wake up call that a fresh new generation has shown up for work with their own preferences, experiences, and expectations. The sooner we get to know them, the better we can anticipate the divides that will inevitably arise, bridge those gaps, and unlock the unlimited potential of the Millennials. From their exhaustive research-culled from thousands of interviews and focus groups, consulting work with organizations ranging from MTV to the IRS, and 12 years of experience as generational trend-spotters-Lancaster and Stillman have identified seven trends that are essential to understand this new workplace generation:
- The Parents
- Entitlement
- Meaning
- Great Expectations
- The Need for Speed
- Social Networking
- Collaboration.
Lancaster's and Stillman's insights into these seven trends are smart, timely, multigenerational, and they deliver the practical punch that will help every generation to see through the stereotypes and understand the new workforce emerging under their very noses. The authors go beyond description, though, and provide practical, actionable tips and solutions for how Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen Xers, and even the Millennials themselves can bridge generation gaps, be more productive, and achieve organizational success like never before.
