Who are Millennials?

Baby Boomers Gen Y or Millennials

1943 to 1960 1980 to 1994

Gen X Gen Z
1961 to 1979 mid-1990s to mid-2000s
 Things that Millennials grew up with

The Internet Computers and Social Media

Mobile devices
#1 About Millennials #3
They are job hoppers-
Hardworking
Just like any other
people in other Millennials want work-
generation life balance

#4
#2
Over 70% of the
Millennials are Millennials in an
workaholics who value INSEAD study agree
efficiency over office that flexible work
norms #5 arrangements are
important to them.
Millennials seek leaders
who provide support
and career progression
plans.
HOW TO MANAGE MILLENNIALS
Don’t let them get bored
Invest in training and workshops in preferred learning formats

The learnings should provide application

Over 53% of the Millennials are afraid of getting stuck in a job with no
development opportunities
 REGULARLY TELL THEM “WHY”

Millennials are driven

by impact. They want to
know their contribution
is for the worthy
mission of the company
 LET THEM TRY NEW JOB

Create ways for them

This will help them to
to try new jobs and
grow, learn and explore
develop new skills
new opportunities will
outside their division
help to attract and retain
or team.
them.
Change the 9-5 office schedule

Allow remote work

from a home or a
café and promote
an open work
culture
Go dark on vacations

Encourage
vacations with no
access to company
phones and e-mails
 MAKE RECOGNITION IMPACTFUL

Recognizing Make sure

meaningful things recognition is timely

Make recognition
highly visible and
public
MAKE WORK CHALLENGING ENGAGING &
FUN
Millennials grew up playing video games.
However, games do have several key characteristics that employers can
apply in workplace to make work more fun, challenging and engaging.

• Clear rules
• Clear objective
• Instant feedback
• Challenge
• competition
Provide clear directions for personal and
organizational growth

Millennials want to know how to fit in and succeed in their work

Show how their contributions

impact their organization and
offer a path to advancement.
Pay them well

Offer access to platforms that help them pay off their loans to help allay
fears and allow them to focus on the job

Compensate based on their impact of the company

Taking care of employees motivates them to do their best work

 Citations and References
• Millennials (Millennial Generation)
https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/millennials-millennial-generation
• What Generations X, Y and Z want from Work Technnology
Henrik Bresman and Vinika Rao. INSEAD Knowledge. 28 February 2017
https://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership -organisations/what-generations-x-y-and-z-want-
from-work-technology-5356
• State of (un)Readiness: A glimpse of how generations X,Y and Z believe the workplace should
function and the technologies poised to transform it.
https://centres.insead.edu/emerging-markets-institute/millennials-
project/documents/GenerationsXYZ-Technology-ebook1.pdf
• Ways to get along with Millennials at workplace
https://www.chieflearningofficer.com/2017/05/15/6-ways-get-along-millennials-work/
• Keys to manage and motivate Millennials, by Michael Smalls, Founder & CEO
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://inspire.hoopla.net/rs/hoopla/
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