Digital Yoots in the Workplace

How you hire, manage, incentivise, and empower Gen Y/Millennials is very different than how you manage an older work force. 

These workers can be an incredible force, and an amazing resource for any organization that hires them - but you have to know how to handle with care....

Here in Atlanta, the Social Media Club hosted some Ignite style presentations - here is Understanding Millennials - a short (6 minute) presentation from Dana Jones discussing how to deal with Millennials in the workplace. It's worth a look.

Follow up the video with more in-depth information over at the UNC blog - Maximizing Millennials: The Who, How, and Why of Managing Gen Y

Interesting content to consider - things like:

• In a recent survey, millennials prioritized “meaningful work” over high pay.
• 1 in 3 millennials said “social media freedom” is a higher priority than salary.
• 70% of millennials are planning to change jobs once the economy improves.

Here is the infographic which links to all the juicy millennial content goodness....

Via MBA@UNC Online Business Degree & The YEC