Just when we feel we finally have a handle on millennials’ workplace preferences and technology needs, a new predicament pops up.
They are becoming managers — and they aren’t prepared.
At the same time, the oldest of their successors, Generation Z, are beginning to enter the workforce.
Are we prepared to readjust all over again?
According to a recent Randstad global study, one of the top things that millennials feel their educations did not prepare them for is managing other people. Randstad’s Gen Z & Millennials Collide @ Work research also uncovered that this group finds corporate politics to be one of the biggest obstacles to effective working.
Those of us who manage a team know quite well that navigating the latter is a vital component to effective leadership, and this gap can certainly inhibit millennials’ success.