Editor’s Note: This post is by Paul Slezak, Cofounder and CEO of RecruitLoop – the World’s largest marketplace of expert Recruiters and Sourcers available on-demand.
Each generation has a set of defining characteristics in the workplace, and millennials are no exception.
Trends show that by 2025, the millennials are going to comprise 75% of the workforce. With that comes a pressing need to change the way you manage your employees. As early as now, it’s crucial to understand millennials and adopt a company culture where they can feel happy and professionally fulfilled.
Among some of the millennials’ top priorities are work-life balance and career growth. Discovering that a company provides flexible hours and remote working options empower them into achieving other goals and lessen the risk of burnout. In addition, if they discover that they have the potential to grow in a company, they’re more likely to stay and reap the rewards.
Because of their different outlook on work, millennials have been typecast as “entitled” and “stubborn.” Contrary to popular belief, you can be successful in managing millennials. The key to fostering a pleasant work environment for your employees boils down to understanding the way they tick.
The Infographic below includes some of the best practices you can use when managing millennials in the workplace from our friends at Guthrie-Jensen.
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Paul Slezak
With over two decades of experience in the recruitment and human capital industry, Paul Slezak has established himself as a transformative force in the realm of leadership and career coaching, group facilitation, and talent acquisition. His unique perspective, drawn from his early career as a leader in global recruitment firms and his entrepreneurial success with his own start-up, has enabled him to make a significant impact on leaders, teams, and organizations across the world. Paul's passion for helping others achieve success and high performance is evident in his commitment to transforming leaders and their teams at local, national, and international levels. He specializes in promoting the importance of human-centered intelligence, focusing on soft skills such as authenticity, transparency, and trust to complement business-centered acumen and drive better workplace outcomes. As an impartial facilitator, Paul brings his expertise to team offsites and strategy days, ensuring alignment on goals, values, and culture while keeping participants on task. His engaging and energetic presence, coupled with his unique "entertraining" and "edutaining" delivery style, enables him to connect with audiences both large and intimate, sharing personal and professional anecdotes that inspire and energize.
