March 2015

We Cannot Keep UP With The New Guy! I Want Out!

A leader in the Aerospace industry recently told us that she has a problem that she did not envision. Her team is comprised of multi-generational workers-- a few members of the "silent generation", some "Baby Boomers," and now, for the first time, "Millennials." Millennials are classically defined as those workers that are between the ages of 22 and 35 years old.

This leader said that the new millennial, a graduate of well known regional university in engineering came to the job with a strong degree of enthusiasm, vigor and interest. Being new, he asked a lot of questions, the most prominent one being, "Why?" Every question began with "Why" are we doing that? His new leader told him to "Go Find Out." Find out he did!

He worked 10-12 hour days on the factory floor, talked to the touch labor workers, i.e., the mechanics who were actually building the airplanes, keeping notes about everything he heard, saw and learned. When he came back to the office, he was full of new ideas, changes and innovative ideas on how to improve the overall operation.

Well, as you can guess, the "older" employees were not interested in change-- they were interested in retirement, be it today, tomorrow or a year from now. Management quickly saw that this section had been on "retired status" for some time and started making changes. Many of the mature workers in the section elected to retire or transfer to sections which were not as fast paced and dynamic!

The end result-- many of the incumbent workers elected to retire, some took a transfer to another section and the leader now has several spots which to fill. She is excited! She is now able to bring in some fresh, new blood, new ideas and improve her overall operation.

If you have new millennial workers, make sure that they are constantly engaged in all facets of the workplace. They want to be-- they want mentorship-- you are the one to provide that leadership! You will be amazed at the results you will achieve when you let millennials help guide the organization.

What Millennial Age Employers Desire in Their Companies

Who are the millennials?

Born between 1980-2002
Tech Savvy-Read totally digitally connected
View work as part of life, NOT life as part of work
Strong desire for recognition
Know no limits-everything is possible
Strong degree of cynical viewpoints

The workforce demographic has changed-- this chart shows how it is comprised today!

Here are some traits that millennial works desire from companies which they work:

Collaboration
A balance of workplace flexibility and stability
Social motivation
Be given responsibility early on in their new assignment
A clearly defined purpose and cause for the work in which they are engaged

We Are Not What You Think We Are-- Let Us Show You!

Joe Michels, PhD, P.E., C.P.L.

The issue of the millennial age worker and today's workforce environment is one that is being discussed daily.

One of the key factors in generational differences today is communication.

Millennial generation employees are very comfortable with digital devices, where more mature workers want to talk, "eye to eye."

Understanding schedules, what to wear on the job, how to dine out are all characteristics that some millennial workers have not had experience with.

What most millennial employees are not afraid of is hard work-- and lots of it. Give them a chance-- you will be surprised at the results that you achieve.

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