Managing Millennials

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  rmc3711

  06/02/08 | Report as spam

  Horrible ideas

  Allowing your management controls to be dictated by "younger employees" is the worst idea ever. Every business I had to fix had several issues in common and one of those was the fact that management did not have control over labor/employees. When the inmates gain control over the asylum you will have enormous problems.
  Point You managements responsibility is to create systems, accountabilities, structure and functions. If "Millennials" cannot work within the confines of the systems that make your business operate they should not be employed in your business. Let them find another environment. Sound Draconian maybe, however all of the traits that were millennials were described to have, are help by anybody in any generation. This adjust your management style to accommodate a younger generation WILL

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  sgayer

  07/20/08 | Report as spam

  RE: Managing Millennials

  This is a great video. How can I download it to my computer to use?

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  Capt Pi

  09/14/08 | Report as spam

  RE: Managing Millennials

  "in the race for excellence there is no finish line"
  
  Sheikh Mo & Mr.Ulrich, I believe.
  
  Fred

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  Capt Pi

  09/16/08 | Report as spam

  RE: Managing Millennials

  When the inmates gain control over the asylum you will have Marat Sade or Sheikh Mo & Mr.Ulrich.
  
  Capt. Pi

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  IAmNickArmstrong

  12/22/08 | Report as spam

  RE: Managing Millennials

  Ahem.
  
  Speaking as a Millennial: I find this video highly demeaning. I find the comments equally demeaning.
  
  First of all, I hate "group work" and I hate micromanagers. Both waste my time and yours - and if I'm not able to get work done, the company doesn't prosper. If my boss did what you are suggesting and checked in every few hours, I would tire of it very quickly.
  
  I grew up in a household with no doting parents. I don't expect ANYTHING extra for working extra hours - and if I rolled in at noon, I would fully expect my boss to fire me. I don't act or dress like a lazy slob.
  
  I expect fairness and honesty in an employer. Sometimes I get neither.
  
  To say that we know nothing about the corporate world is a slap in the face. Our generation searches and indexes things faster than any other generation. You had libraries. We have Wikipedia. We know things. And what we know is that your way of doing things doesn't work.
  
  The current economic crisis was fueled by Greed. Your Gen-X Children, instead of going to build new space exploration vehicles or going beyond in other ways to achieve great things, ended up going to work for Big BioMed and Big Oil, Big Litigation or some other damn thing fueled by greed. Can you see why we're mad at you? You've contributed an energy crisis and "stimulating" drugs.
  
  As for this being a "two way street" - we don't have to respect a damn thing you do by default. You've ruined America with your corporate greed. We've made Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and oh yeah, Hulu. So, you tell me who has better business sense? Enron, Tyco, GlobalCrossing. Your baloney has a first name and it's S-U-C-K.
  
  To be fair, you do have some pretty cool people. As for the rest of you, wake up. There's no excuse.
  
  Nick Armstrong.
  http://www.psychoticresumes.com

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  BusinessManExtraordinaire

  12/24/08 | Report as spam

  RE: Managing Millennials

  I agree with everyone here. Though I find it sad that use of the internet and technology in the article (and in our society) is considered "wasting company resources".
  
  We're moving from an industrial era to an information era. The use of technology and the internet is an extremely valuable resource for research, networking and other company functions as long as it is used appropriately. It should be encouraged, rather than frowned upon, to use technology resources to further the mission of the company.