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It Is a millennial thing

Kyle McClanahan Research and Professional Writing in Leadership Siena Heights University Literature Review. It Is a millennial thing. Who are the millennials?. Born between 1980 and the mid to late ’90s A generational cohort of roughly 75 million members in the U.S.

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It Is a millennial thing

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  1. Kyle McClanahan Research and Professional Writing in Leadership Siena Heights University Literature Review It Is a millennial thing

  2. Who are the millennials? • Born between 1980 and the mid to late ’90s • A generational cohort of roughly 75 million members in the U.S. • Began entering the workforce during the summer of 2004 • First set of college graduates

  3. Topic Subproblems • What expectations do millennials have upon entering the workforce? • What concerns do employers have in hiring millennials? • How can millennials be led to become more engaged in the workplace? • How do management styles affect millennials in the workplace? • How can employers retain millennial employees?

  4. Perceptions of Millennials

  5. Positive • Technology savvy • Team-oriented • Confident • Negative • Disloyalty • Casualness • Neediness

  6. Workplace Expectations

  7. Work/life balance • Good pay and benefits • Opportunities for advancement • Meaningful work experiences • Nurturing work environment

  8. Attracting the Next Generation

  9. Concerns Employing Millennials

  10. High turnover rates • Meeting millennial expectations • Bridging the generational gap

  11. Millennial Workplace Engagement

  12. The “big picture” • Job impact on the workplace • Job shadowing • Adapt the organizational culture • Creating the “cool” workplace • Challenge and acknowledge • Positive feedback and coaching

  13. Management Adapting to Millennials

  14. Millennial Employee Retention

  15. Closing Statements

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