Motivating Millennials: Understanding the New Generation

It has been general consensus that millennials are selfish, narcissistic, self-obssessed generation with a sense of entitlement. While undeniably these issues are present, the whole generation can’t be entirely rotten. We must remember, when it comes to technology, innovation and thinking out of the box, no one can do better than this generation. So let us first discredit some theories and prevalent prejudices about millennials.

  • While it may seem millennials are lazy people obsessed with technology and selfies, when pushed in right direction, they are an asset to any company.
  • They are hard-working and desire continuous personal development, which might altruistically appear selfish but is actually a desirable trait for growth of companies. If you give them chance to learn and grow, one of the biggest problems of millennials (job hopping) can be averted.
  • The sense of self-entitlement is an obvious setback but it can be overcome with making them see the broader picture and make them understand how people are working hard to reach certain position…

Motivating Millennials: Understanding the New Generation

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Rick Duris is CopyRanger.

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