What Millennials Want from Work, Jennifer J. Deal
What Millennials Want from Work, Jennifer J. Deal
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What Millennials Want from Work
How to Maximize Engagement in Today’s Workforce

Author: Jennifer J. Deal, Alec Levenson

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 6 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2016


Synopsis

The most comprehensive, in-depth look at Millennials to date-essential for managers, HR professionals, and global business leaders seeking to align long-term organizational goals with the realities of the new workforce

Millennials have been burdened with a reputation as spoiled, lazy, and entitled, but the reality behind the stereotype is far richer and more complex. Who are Millennials and what do they really want?

Based on fieldwork and survey data from global research on more than 25,000 Millennials and 29,000 older workers in 22 countries, this book paints a comprehensive, scientifically accurate picture of what really motivates Millennials around the world. Learn how to get the most from Millennials by:

* Improving workplace flexibility-because Millennials don’t separate life and work

* Providing adequate support and feedback-because Millennials like to learn and grow

* Coaching, not micromanaging-because Millennials value autonomy

* Designing competitive salary structures-because Millennials know what’s up

* Providing opportunities to contribute to society-because Millennials care about doing good

Millennials want a satisfying job that pays well, coworkers they like and trust, advancement opportunities, and the occasional pat on the back. Who doesn’t want those things?

This essential book explains who Millennials really are, and offers practical advice to help those who manage, lead, and work with Millennials to improve teamwork, increase productivity, strengthen organizational culture, and build a robust talent pipeline.

Jennifer J. Deal is a senior research scientist at the Center for Creative Leadership and an affiliated research scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California.

Alec Levenson is a senior research scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Monnie

So-called Millennials (a.k.a. Gen Yers) - those born between 1980 and 2000 - generally have been characterized as demanding as employees; if what they're doing isn't interesting, they aren't interested in doing it. A work-life balance isn't a right that's earned through years of employment - it shou......more

Goodreads review by Geoff

Long story short, Millennials are just like everyone else so quit complaining about us! ;-) When I saw the title I knew I wanted to read it as I’ve been reading everything I can recently on management, the workplace and professional development topics that interest me. The publisher, McGraw-Hill Prof......more

Goodreads review by Dawnie

Personally I found this book a bit to "everyone is this same" to really be enjoyable to read about. And while I am sure that a good amount of people really do feel as the book says, I personally fall directly in the middle of the "typical" millennialist an could not see anything of what I want or am......more

Goodreads review by Liz

This is an interesting study and I'd love to see it repeated for Gen Z. The prose is dry as a bone, though, and as a Millennial myself I had a hard time hearing my own generation constantly referred to as "they" and "them" like some kind of anthropological oddity. Good idea, weird execution.......more