Tips For Managing Gen Y
Here are some great tips to help you to understand how to manage the Gen Ys in your organisation.
- Understand their motives and values. Work is a social outlet for them and they value being part of a bigger community, so engage them in the team’s vision. If they feel part of the team, they’ll work towards the common goal.
- Involve them in decision making. They like to contribute.
- Embrace their ideas. Ideas are their strength and they often bring them to managers, even if not requested,
- Salaries and promotions are not the big motivators, though they expect to be paid well. They want to have fun at work, so create a social environment with training opportunities.
- Be flexible. They like to travel, explore new pursuits and get engaged in big social issues like animal rights and the environment. Finding ways to allow them to pursue their activities through unpaid leave will increase their longevity with the company.
- Provide lots of stimulation. They’ve grown up watching five different screens at the one time so they’re used to being entertained. Offer a variety of roles or the chance to move between positions and divisions.
- They like to be mentored.
- Set ground rules around social networking and technology usage early and firmly. Expect to be challenged on them and be ready to justify your policies. They will comply if the rules are explained.