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HOW ORGANIZATIONS CATER TO MILLENNIALS
By Mark Edgar
By 2025, the much discussed Millennial generation will make up 75 per cent of
the workforce, making it more important than ever for businesses to ensure this
group has what they need to succeed and stay “in the game.” They are an important
community of change-makers that should not be overlooked. For HR profession-als,
this means that enabling a culture of adaptability and openness, while ensuring the
employee experience is front and centre, should be priority number one.
UNDERSTANDING THE MILLENNIAL
While showing a wide range of diversity within the category, Millennials are well educated,
technologically literate, confident and creative. They set high expectations for themselves,
their peers and their workplaces. They are known for loving a work challenge as much as
flexibility and work-life balance. They crave work that is meaningful and enjoy working for
organizations that put people first by focusing on learning, growth, development and great
relationships. Most importantly, this group represents the future of the workplace, with
many of the older Millennials now taking on large leadership roles within organizations.
BRIDGING THE DIVIDE
This need for work-life balance and a quick path to achievement combined with apparent
outlandish confidence may be seen by some as a weakness. However, our world is chang-ing,
and fast. To keep pace, businesses must continue to innovate and stay relevant by
adapting quickly. Savvy organizations know that this team-oriented mindset, need for bal-ance
and unique skill set make Millennials strong assets to the workplace.
But still, many businesses – particularly those that have been considered for years as
more traditional in their approach to culture, still have a long way to go when it comes to
fully leveraging this group.
So how can these organizations take steps towards truly embracing Millennials?
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