Millennials en la oficina

by Lee Caraher

As management ages and prepares to work longer than previous generations and Millennials join companies at steady rate, companies are suffering through tension and dissonance between Millennials and Boomers, and realizing that they can’t just wait for management to age out to fix it. Finding productive ways to work across the generation gap is essential, and the organizations that do this well will have significant strategic advantages over those that don’t.

What’s in it For We?: Closing the Gap Between Millennials and Management addresses a very real concern of large and small businesses nationwide: how to motivate, collaborate with, and manage the millennial generation, who now make up almost 50% of the American workforce. The key is to change Boomer attitudes from disbelief and derision to acceptance and respect without giving up work standards. Using real world examples, author Lee Caraher gives leaders data-driven steps to take to co-create a productive workplace for today and tomorrow.

Genres: Nonfiction, Leadership, Business, Management

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 14, 2014

Reviews

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a new manager, I really appreciated this book. Yes, I'm technically a millennial, but I have often felt that the descriptions of millennials didn't really describe me. It was interesting to note that many millennials feel the same way as I do. As a manager who has direct reports who are and are not millennials, it was helpful to read about someone else's take on my generation. The book gave me lots of helpful insights in how to manage my generation as well as the generation above me. Things that seem perfectly normal to me are not so obvious.

It also puts a lot of things I've observed about myself into perspective.

[Kate Purmal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Millennials & Management is a must-read for anyone managing and leading in business today. It's like a secret decoder ring to unlock the mysteries of the Millennial mindset. As a COO and corporate executive it's critical to me to know how to engage with and get the most out of my team. The book gave me a deep understanding of the motivational strategies of Millennials, and from this context I now understand much better how to manage my millennial staff. I appreciate the practical advice and illustrative anecdotes that reveal how to work effectively with millennials - how to give acknowledgement, how to be clear when giving direction, and how to work with the different expectations regarding hierarchy, communication, access and transparency. Thank you, Lee, for bringing clarity and insights that will give me an opportunity to become a more effective leader.

[Benjamin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book. Parts of it i really did like and found helpful, however there were other sections i thought she was writing for children. Additionally, she wrote this for a business environment other than where I work, a library... I plan on taking the good and leaving the rest.

[Colin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would characterize the premise of this book to be about challenging assumptions - and how destructive it can be when two parties are operating from different sets of assumptions - specifically within the context of the workplace. There are a lot of good principles the author proposes, and each section concludes with actionable examples for both boomers/gen x (managers) and millennials (managees).

The chapter "Make Work Meaningful" resonated, where the author explores how critical it is that all employees can articulate how they contribute to the mission of the organization.

Ultimately, while it was helpful, I found the dichotomy to be - perhaps - a bit dated and lacking unique revelation. Many of the sources in the book are from 2010-2013, so a decade has passed, and the world has incrementally (or, in some cases, monumentally) shifted.

[marianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was worried this might be infused with too much stereotyping, but I was pleasantly surprised by this short but useful book. Caraher does a good job of providing context for where Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials come from and why they have different needs and exhibit them through different behaviors. It’s easy to see why misunderstandings and sometimes conflicts between generations ensue. So if you feel like your Millennial employees are shockingly entitled, or that your Boomer boss has no concept of what a healthy work-life balance looks like, this book will help put things into perspective and give you tips on how to move approach things more effectively.

[Arturo Contreras · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una excelente recopilación de consejos para ambos “lados” de la ecuación. Explica situaciones detalladas en donde hay un consejo para los Millenials y para los que no lo somos, de manera que el diálogo pueda iniciar y el resultado sea benéfico para todos, incluyendo a la compañía

Muy recomendable

[C.E. Case · Rating 3 out of 5]

Data is all from 2012. Very unreliable. Lots of facts about millennials and what they like in employment. Then transitions into your basic management book. Be nice to people, share ownership, yadda yadda every damn book.

[Michelle Bourke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such an interesting book - being an early millennial while also managing millennials I found this book incredibly practical and insightful and it led me to a whole new business idea as a result.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Be sure to make your policy on tattoos clear! No visible tattoos at all, or just no tattoos on the face?"
Very nice.

[Martha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesante, algunas partes explicadas como para niños pero con buen entendimiento de no solo milenials sino baby boomers y la generación X

[Laurie Neighbors · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful.

[Sagar]

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[Alejandro De Luca · Rating 2 out of 5]

En este libro, la autora Lee Caraher busca explicar al mundo empresarial clásico cómo se comportan los millennials, miembros de la generación Y, personas nacidas entre 1982 y 1994 aproximadamente.

A lo largo de las páginas se generaliza demasiado con respecto al comportamiento de los millennials sin distinguir a las personas de forma individual.

A la vez, el libro intenta dirigirse también a los jóvenes de la generación Y, explicando en algunos casos, cosas que quizás son demasiado básicas incluso para el más idiota de esa generación. Se refiere específicamente a temas como la puntualidad, el trato respetuoso con los superiores y otros similares.

Muchas de las acciones y actividades que propone el libro para hacer más moderna la oficina y atraer a los millennials no son a esta altura tan revolucionarias. Por ejemplo, establecer horarios flexibles y días de trabajo desde casa es algo que cada vez resulta más habitual en las empresas.

Este libro apunta más a jefes y gerentes con administraciones clásicas. Es recomendable para personas mayores de 50 años que quieran atraer a candidatos jóvenes a sus empresas.

No es recomendable para millennials ni tampoco para gente que trabaje en oficinas ya modernizadas.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn't sure how much I would get out of this book because I don't work with many Millennials but I am so glad I read this! Not only does the author identify the stereotypes and address which ones are true and not so true, she focuses on the positives while addressing these issues with concrete ways to work WITH millennials. I didn't need to hear more complaining or diagnosing so this book's insights with actionable methods is essential for everyone. While the advice/tools are directed toward managing, motivating, and working effectively with Millennials, I see the advice as applicable in such common sense ways to ALL employees and co-workers. For example, you cannot over communicate how important the work is; this applies to people from EVERY generation. I highly recommend this book to everyone who works with other people of any generation whether in business settings, volunteer organizations, etc.

[Maddy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for people of all generations to read. Lee provides great advice for both millennials and management. I'm always hesitant to read things that generalize about millennials and management, however, Lee does a great job of explaining why people act the way they do and how those actions can be interpreted. She gives advice and examples on the following topics: employee appreciation, interviewing, defining company values, direction, work-life balance and flexible work schedules, onboarding, expectations, feedback, mentorship, and more. It is very helpful and has provided me with a lot of awesome ideas that I can't wait to take back to my job. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to better understand his or her fellow colleagues at work as well as for anyone who wants to be successful in the workplace!

[Karen Catlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bravo! Lee's book is a must-read for leaders, parents, teachers, and (get this...) millennials themselves. She starts off with great, even-keeled insight into the differences between millennials and the older generations. She then goes on examine top myths about millennials, busting them or agreeing they have some merit. The remaining chapters are about challenges of managing millennials, chock full of practical advice for the managers AND for the millennials.

Lee's advice is so practical that she makes it sound almost easy, even though it's not. And she's funny. E.g., when talking about the importance of communicating the value of work, Lee writes "You may feel like a broken record (of course, some of your younger staff may not even know what that means)..."

I highly recommend "Millennials & Management." You'll be glad you read it.

[Chrissie K · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great read for people managing millenials, as well as for millennials who are currently in, or entering, the workplace. It provides true life examples of how each group approaches work, and how both groups can bridge the gap to be productive, successful and happy in the workplace.

[Zivile · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book promises more than gives, plus a little bit of self-advertisement. But it definitely had some few good ideas how to make Millennials' management more fun and easier