About a month ago I was having a conversation with a friend and she posed the question, “What do I think about working with Millennials?”
There are not too many questions that throw me for a loop, but that one did, and here is why. I am a millennial. Or at least by the broad ranges the Internet has on the different generations, I am mostly a millennial.
Somehow, I don’t think her question was about what my thoughts were with working with my own generation. That would be silly. I think the core of her question was, “What do you think about working with a younger generation, whatever it is called?”
My diplomatic answer is that there are pros and cons with working with every generation.
As with any generation, I think that the key to working with them is to be adaptable to the human factor. I find that the older I get, there are a few things that hold true no matter the generation.
- Respect - If you don’t respect others abilities, idea’s and time, you can’t expect them to do the same.
- Motivation- People are motivated by different things, based off where they are in life. An age group does not define motivation. It defines likely common goals. Getting to know people will help you understand their motivation behind actions.
- Age is not a definition -An age group does not define a person. Grouping people into age groups and defining character traits is much like saying that everyone that is born under the Gemini zodiac has the same characteristics. While some of the aspects may be true, it does not hold true for all.
- Education- Successful people never quit learning. There is always something to learn, that sparks interest. The method of learning may change with each generation, but the thirst to do better or learn something doesn’t change.
What do you think?
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