Gen Y Now: How Generation Y Changes Your Workplace and Why It Requires a New Leadership Style

About the Book

The game as we know it is changing dramatically. As Baby Boomers prepare to exit the labor force in the coming years, a new generation is getting in the game and changing the rules. Generation Y is different - but not in the ways that you might think.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, the cost to replace an employee, at a minimum, is 25% of an employee's annual compensation. It can cost thousands to hire and train a new hourly employee.

Gen Y has been stereotyped as spoiled slackers, but instead they can be your most motivated and creative workers. As your Baby Boomers and Gen X employees retire, Gen Y will be your replacements for them and there will be stiff competition for these new workers. If they are dissatisfied with your organization, it will be extremely expensive and difficult to replace them.

These younger workers bring important new skills, ideas, and energy to your workplace. However, they are also harder to hire, harder to motivate, demand more of you and your organization, want bigger rewards sooner, and are more likely to leave you. In general, they see the world differently and will be demanding change whether you're ready for it or not. In order to succeed in the future, you need to embrace Gen Y and make changes now!

Gen Y Now: How Generation Y Changes Your Workplace and Why It Requires a New Leadership Style discusses how to operationalize your leadership to produce a winning game plan for working with Gen Y. Gen Y Now will show you how to take a strategic approach to management that will both attract and retain the best talent to lead your organization into the future.