What is this Gen'Y and how companies can take advantage of it

The Gen’ Gap

generations

1930 à 1945 Silent generation1946 à 1964 Baby boomers1965 à 1979 Generation X1980 à 1996 Generation Y1997 à 2012 Millenals - C gen’

Management Vs Education

Education & familyFrançoise Dolto(1908–1988), was a Frenchdoctor and psychoanalyst,famous for her researchon babies and childhood.Her work has undeniablycontributed, along withthe work of many others,to the profound changesin the way children arenow perceived bypsychoanalysts andby society as a whole.

Gen’Y was raisedlike small adults towhom things wereexplained, sharedwith. All along theirchildhood theywere listened atand valued.Decision weremadecollaborativelyand they grewadmiring peoplenot based onmodels but oncompetence...

This generation we don’t understandInside companies, thisgeneration is oftenmisunderstood.They seem poorlyinvolved, sel sh and un-manageable.

Gen’ con ictThe con ict very much derives from two conceptions which aretoo opposite :- The hierarchical and somewhat authoritative way of managing people we inherited from baby boomers, where an order is an order you should not question.- This participatory generation who simply doesn’t get the idea that a decision can be made without people discussing it rst Vs

If you think about itthis generation hasthe sense ofnegociation,communication.They considerdifferent as anasset they wouldbe eager tointegrate and mostprobably dif cultyas a challenge,provided they areinvited toparticipate

Company meeting & family councils aren’t that far

They don’t mind to do more, provided youallow them to consider different ways

They are an asset for your- Don’t take things for a given and like to experiment by themselves- Like to question things (which is a source of innovation)- Opened to discussion, hate con icts- Like «consensus», not status quo- Want to make the world better and think they can help- Feel free to quit if they don’t feel comfortable- Don’t fear failure and don’t consider failure as a bad thing : like to learn- Quite humble and ready to improve if you help- Highly inspired by competence and people walking the talk

Agile Management New ways... Creative commons Community managementEvaluation is a two way street. Give credits to those among your teams A team is made of people.Let employees evaluate and help who had brilliant idea. The stronger their self identity, theimproving your management If they did it by themselves let them stronger the overall team is. Don’t try> thus let clients co-creating present it > this generates high to mash people into your corporation. motivation and positive engagment They are lively individuals : let themTrust shineThe people you recruited were chosen Perpetual Betabecause you thought they were the Long tail In an ever changing environment, youMOST competent cannot pro le your company with a What matters is not so much what isSo trust them and let them do what rigid structure. Flexibility is made of similar, but what brings singularityYOU recruited them for humility. Allow yourself to recruiting unusual The humility of understanding we have pro le. Innovative ideas often comeManagement is conversation to learn every single day, because of we from sames seen with a different eyeHow much time do you spend just know indeed so little. The way you train your people, how Wisdom of crowdslistening to your employees ? This is aneveryday duty. You want them to listen much you invest on that and the Your people are clever enough toto your customers, so listen to them, amount of time you let them to R&D manage their times provided you giveactively their expertise is key them the proper tools and the proper missions - ex hours, home-working,Environment is everything Passion part time > care for results not controlWorking in a crapy environment creates When you feel miserable you cannot be Give rsttension. Is it more important for you to good. When you are passionate with what you do you are excellent. Care for your employees, care for yoursave stupid money by low customers, care for your partners, yourconsideration or to cherish your people Managing is about making sure people get an opportunity to do things they are ROI will be long term deep engagementfor them to give their best ? passionate about

They can bring a lot toyour company, so start tosee things with their eyes and you might see a world of opportunities

What is this Gen'Y and how companies can take advantage of it

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