Dealing with X, Y, Zs: How to Manage the New Generations in the Workplace

by James Walker, Linda Lewis

Overview

This Element is an excerpt from Work Wanted: Protect Your Retirement Plans in Uncertain Times (ISBN: 9780132354646) by James W. Walker and Linda H. Lewis. Available in print and digital formats.

 

Surprising and important new insights into managing Gen X, Gen Y, and Gen Z.

 

Be attuned to the newer generations’ needs, desires, and styles just as savvy employers have responded to yours. The Institute of the Future surveyed Gen X and Y individuals...three-quarters said job mobility was extremely important. Of greater significance: their desire for mobility within organizations, helping debunk the notion that they’re short-termers. Yers can make longer-term commitments when afforded opportunities....

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780131378056
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	12/15/2009
Series:	FT Press Delivers Elements
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	12
File size:	474 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

James W. Walker, Ph.D. is a leading consultant, speaker, and author on HR strategy and workforce management; former leader of The Walker Group HR consultancy; and former VP/ Director of Towers Perrin's HR planning consulting practice. He authored the award-winning text Human Resource Planning, coauthored The End of Mandatory Retirement, and founded the Human Resource Planning Society. Linda H. Lewis, Ed.D., Professor at Fielding Graduate University, specializes in human development, management, leadership, learning, and motivation. Lewis has served as SVP of Learning + Education at Charles Schwab.