Managing Generation y: Global Citizens Born in the Late Seventies and Early Eighties

by CAROLYN A. MARTIN & BRUCE TULGAN, Bruce Tulgan, Carolyn A. Martin

Book Overview

A practical "how to" guide on understanding and managing the youngest cohort of workers. With three to four job experiences or internships under their belts, the Gen Yers pose new challenges for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874256224
• ISBN13: 9780874256222
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: HRD Press
• Length: 105 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.4" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Answers to Key Issues

This book is an easy read providing answers to the many difficult questions surrounding Generation Y. Mr. Tulgan identifies important characteristics, and management techniques for dealing with Generation Y employees. Perhaps the best tools are the "real-life" practices he outlines to deal with the fouteen characteristics of the new workforce. I highly recommend this work for any manager with young employees.

Help with Gen Y-ers

As a Boomer in charge of a bunch of entry-level Yers, a lot of what Martin and Tulgan had to say about this generation really hit the target. I find my Yers incredibly impatient about getting training and having more responsibility. It seems like they all expect to go from college grad to CEO in their first year! On top of it all, I have several that are pains in the neck about all kinds of things--pay, dress code, scheduling, you name it, they want to change it. I bought this book to see if I could find a way to rein my Yers into our work culture. Martin and Tulgan showed me that I was thinking about all these things as problems, when they're really solutions. In the book, they give fourteen ways of being a better Gen Y manager, along with tons of ideas on how to achieve each one. Some of the ideas are better for me in my position in my company than others, but there's something there for everyone at every level in every company.

A great resource for managers and leaders

This is one of the best management/leadership best practices books I have personally read. It gives great insight into the next generation of industry leadership in simple enough terms for anyone to understand it and APPLY it quickly. As a leadership practitioner, generational diversity and management, although discussed quite frequently is still and up and coming subject. I work with college and high school aged students on a daily basis and the generational assumptions this book presents ring true to the majority of the students we work with and the best practices have helped us gain substantial improvement in quality and quantity of work from our younger employees.In a day when leadership is the buzz word and everyone has a philosophy, Martin and Tulgan give us a great, applicable right now strategy to utilize in helping the next generation accomplish great things for our future.

A field guide for managers to understand younger workers

I have recommended this book (with rave reviews) to dozens of older managers who want to do a better job of managing young talent. Like it or not, the latest "generation", commonly called "Y", (and yes, most sources have varying dates for each cohort)had a very different experience growing up and comes into the workplace with different expectations and demands than previous groups of workers. This viewpoint can cause really damaging misconceptions as to the cause of certain behaviors. I have heard first hand a number of managers refer to young workers as lazy, spoiled, hyper-active, etc. Hyper-active? Gen Y tends to be great at multi-tasking, particularly with technology. Lazy? Most of my students have stated that they won't work the long hours of their parents - family and free time is more important. Demanding? Yes, they want constant feedback on their performance and want constant challenges. And they want to be paid for their performance. This can all drive a manager nuts. What is helpful about this book is that it provides SIMPLE tips and tools to help manage younger workers better. Are there more exhaustive models and frameworks? Yes. Does the typical manager have time to read them and have most HR departments provided this training? Sadly, too often no. This is a book you will actually read and use. A great book to start thinking about being a better manager of any generation of workers.

Relating with Y'ers

Managing Generation Y is a wonderful guide for managing the newest population in the work force. I personally am a young Generation X'er and could relate with most of the topics discussed. Many of my friends and family members are apart of this new cohort. My experiences with this generation align perfectly with the descriptions in this book. I highly recommend Managing Generation Y for managers, supervisors, friends, and family members in contact with Y'ers. For members of Generation Y, this book will surely lead you down a path of self discovery.