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1 online resource |
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For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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." |
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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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. -- Edited summary from book. |
| Subject |
Generation Y -- Employment.
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Young adults -- Employment.
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Intergenerational relations.
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Management.
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Génération Internet -- Travail. |
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Jeunes adultes -- Travail. |
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Relations entre générations. |
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Gestion. |
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management. |
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Intergenerational relations |
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Management |
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Young adults -- Employment |
| Added Author |
Walden, Lisa X., author.
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Arbit, Debra, author.
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| ISBN |
9781119310235 (electronic bk.) |
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1119310237 (electronic bk.) |
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9781119310242 (electronic bk.) |
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1119310245 (electronic bk.) |
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