As workplaces become increasingly age-diverse, psychologists are working to help people of all ages work together. Conventional wisdom says if you’re a Millennial, born after 1980, you leave work at 5:01, won’t work weekends and prefer texting to face-to-face meetings. In fact, you probably just sent a text to five friends about how lame your 30-something supervisor is. If you’re a Baby Boomer, born between 1946 and 1964, you live to work, can’t text and can’t tolerate change. But like most stereotypes, those blanket assumptions are often wrong, say psychologists who study age diversity in the workplace. In fact, such […]
Working With Millenials
By Fatmanur Erdogan, Hurriyet Daily News (click here for Working with Millenials) Last week we talked about Millenials, the young people who have started entering the workforce in recent years. This week, let’s look at how we can maximize their performance and make full use of what they have to offer. The first thing to remember is to accept Millenials as they are, rather than treating them like some kind of weird aberration. They aren’t aliens from space. They are your younger cousins or even your own children. They are exactly what you want to see in a new generation: […]