The Ideal Millennial Workplace

Millennials are now the largest generation in the workplace, and will represent nearly 75 percent of the work force by 2030. This influential cohort has some strongly held beliefs about how relationships between employers and employees should be structured. According to Forbes, research shows that Millennials:

• Have an entrepreneurial spirit. If you want to keep them from moving on, give them more challenging work to do.

 

• Want a boss who is a coach, and want to feel supported and valued by leadership.

 

• Prefer frequent check-ins to a formal annual review process.

 

• Value flexibility in job structure and measure success via output rather then time spent on a task.
  

 
What this all adds up to is that Millennials value a workplace that is collaborative and inclusive. Let’s hope that as more and more of them move into leadership positions, they will continue to hold these values and to implement them!
 
We want to hear: If you are a Millennial, what about your work culture is most important to you? If you manage Millennials, what are you doing to inspire them to remain loyal and stay productive? To join the conversation, click "comments" on our Community of Practice Forum.
 
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