Managing millennials for dummies /

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Author / Creator:Ubl, Hannah L., author.
Imprint:Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2017]
©2017
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:For dummies
--For dummies.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13650955
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Other authors / contributors:Walden, Lisa X., author.
Arbit, Debra, author.
ISBN:9781119310235
1119310237
9781119310242
1119310245
9781119310228
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 12, 2017).
Summary:Packed with insight, advice, personal anecdotes, and practical guidance, this book shows you how to manage your Millennial workers and teach them how to manage themselves. --
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Conventions Used in This Book; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part 1 Getting Started with Managing Millennials; Chapter 1 Confronting the Millennial Management Challenge; Pinpointing Millennials on the Generational Timeline; Spotting the Coming Sea of Change in the Workforce; Anticipating the silver tsunami: Baby Boomer retirement; Forecasting the perfect storm of Gen X; Tracking the tidal wave of Millennials in the workforce.
  • Anticipating Gen Edgers on the horizonGetting Grounded in Millennials 101; Identifying common traits; Identifying common values; Gaining insight into what Millennials think of themselves; Steering clear of stereotypes; Combating Millennial fatigue; Recognizing that not all Millennials are the same; Differentiating a bad employee from a Millennial; Identifying and Navigating Generational Clash Points; Discovering What Managers Love About Their Millennials; Paving the Path to the Workforce of the Future; Chapter 2 Harnessing Generational Theory to Guide Your Management Practice.
  • Wrapping Your Brain around the Generations TopicDivvying up what the gen topic is and isn't; Grasping the essential tenants; Classifying the different generations; Linking generations to events and conditions; Overcoming the "Yea, Buts. . ."; Comparing two key perspectives: Sociology versus psychology; Contrasting the concepts of life stage and generations; Understanding that the exception proves the rule; Differentiating between stereotyping and recognizing patterns; Taking the negative to a positive; Using Generational Theory to Build a Better Workplace; Impacting the bottom line.
  • Turning the "what" into "so what"Chapter 3 Breaking into the Millennial Mind; Viewing Millennials as Whole Beings; Differing depictions of Millennials; Finding the why behind the what; Why You Are Who You Are: Taking a Look at the Formative Years; Uncovering the impact of technology; Dissecting the "upgrade cycle" generation; Tracking the influence of social media: from Friendster to Snapchat; Checking Out the Messages that Mold Millennials; Gaining insight into the effects of the self-esteem movement; Getting behind the idea that there truly is no "I" in "team."
  • Globalization: Understanding a generation that knows no bordersFeeling the impact of homeland violence; Reeling from the economic roller coaster; Exploring Millennial Values; Breaking the Mold: Rejecting Millennial Stereotypes; Chapter 4 Discovering How Millennials Differ from Boomers and Gen Xers; Breaking into the Baby Boomer Mind; Getting the 411 on Boomers; Exploring where Baby Boomers came from (and how it compares to Millennials); Discovering Baby Boomer workplace traits and what they mean for managers; Exploring Baby Boomer values and how they influence work style.