like authority figures. They don’t like being told what to do (Milligan, 2014, p.25).” As the saying goes they essentially “work to live not live to work”.
Millennials or Generation Y were born from the early 1980’s to the early 2000’s. They are known for being the most tech-savvy out of all the generations. They are confrontational when it comes to authority. According to Meister & Willyerd, millennials are not willing to sacrifice their personal lives for their work lives. They view work as an essential part of their lives and this in turn places a heavy emphasis on jobs that are personally fulfilling. This sense of purpose plays an integral role in their job satisfaction (2010, para.4). They also generally have detached relationships due …show more content…
Competition within any industry is high, therefore innovation and creativity are essential for organization to get ahead of the competition. Having many different perspectives comes up with options that organizations may have never thought of. “Multicultural teams generate alternatives easily because team diversity results in an array of diverging ideas (Adler, 2008, p.138).” When an organization is diverse in age they can come up with and invent more options and create many more solutions than if they were all younger or older. It is no surprise that “the more senior the team members, the more likely they are to be involved in challenging, innovative projects and, therefore, the more likely they are to benefit from well-managed diversity (Adler, 2008, p.142).” This is valuable to organizations who hire seasoned workers like the Baby …show more content…
Imagine asking a Baby Boomer and a Millennial to come up with ideas for a project and neither individual believes the others way is good. The Baby Boomer believes that the Millennial should not have the opportunity because they are new comers. This presents a lot of tension in the work environment and makes it impossible to come to the best idea for the project. Even though an issue like this may not be a big one it affects the organization directly because the best idea cannot be come up with. The boomer is dismissing the millennials ideas because they do not have as much experience. While the millennial may be dismissing the Baby Boomer because they believe they are condescending towards their ideas. Experiences like this happen in organizations all the time and are a disadvantage to all
Millennials or Generation Y were born from the early 1980’s to the early 2000’s. They are known for being the most tech-savvy out of all the generations. They are confrontational when it comes to authority. According to Meister & Willyerd, millennials are not willing to sacrifice their personal lives for their work lives. They view work as an essential part of their lives and this in turn places a heavy emphasis on jobs that are personally fulfilling. This sense of purpose plays an integral role in their job satisfaction (2010, para.4). They also generally have detached relationships due …show more content…
Competition within any industry is high, therefore innovation and creativity are essential for organization to get ahead of the competition. Having many different perspectives comes up with options that organizations may have never thought of. “Multicultural teams generate alternatives easily because team diversity results in an array of diverging ideas (Adler, 2008, p.138).” When an organization is diverse in age they can come up with and invent more options and create many more solutions than if they were all younger or older. It is no surprise that “the more senior the team members, the more likely they are to be involved in challenging, innovative projects and, therefore, the more likely they are to benefit from well-managed diversity (Adler, 2008, p.142).” This is valuable to organizations who hire seasoned workers like the Baby …show more content…
Imagine asking a Baby Boomer and a Millennial to come up with ideas for a project and neither individual believes the others way is good. The Baby Boomer believes that the Millennial should not have the opportunity because they are new comers. This presents a lot of tension in the work environment and makes it impossible to come to the best idea for the project. Even though an issue like this may not be a big one it affects the organization directly because the best idea cannot be come up with. The boomer is dismissing the millennials ideas because they do not have as much experience. While the millennial may be dismissing the Baby Boomer because they believe they are condescending towards their ideas. Experiences like this happen in organizations all the time and are a disadvantage to all