The SCORE 2014 Issue 3 2014 | Page 22

1 2 4 3 5 6 Keys to Developing Millennials into Managers M 2014 Issue 3 | the SCORE 20 illennials are also known as Generation Y, Generation We, the Boomerang Generation, the Peter Pan Generation, Generation Waking Up. Refer to them as you wish, but know this: Talented individuals from this generation will be leading your team in the not-so-distant future. I know what you’re thinking, Millennials as managers? Are you crazy? Don’t be so quick to judge: What those in today’s workforce with more seniority seem to eagerly and fervently choose to overlook is that members of this often misunderstood and poorly appreciated generation will soon move into leadership roles that will eventually affect the supervisory landscape as never before—in a good way. Believe it or not, you want millennials on your team. Despite the copious by Patrick Proctor amounts of disillusioning and negative press about how millennials display careless ways and undedicated principles on the job, members of this generation will eventually spur change in workplace practices on a global scale. Millennials bring a new set of habits, values and expectations to benefits, job processes and work-life balance. But there is an upside to this new thinking, too. No generation before has had as much access to technology or ability and willingness to collaborate and share ideas. You won’