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Here they come!
A common blood sport at leadership team meetings these days begins with, “WHAT do we do with these bleeping millennials?!!” For many years, millennials, born between 1981 and 1996 to baby boomer parents, were seen as different versions of the leaders’ children. They were, after all, children. Approximately 10,000 baby boomers will retire every day over the next decade. By 2030, millennials will comprise three-quarters of the U.S. workforce.
information, offer opinions, and solicit support for favorite causes. They also, to the chagrin of their elders, demand authority to make decisions that affect them. “How do you transition millennials into leadership roles in organizations where traditional lines of authority, years in service, and deferential communication have guided leadership behaviors and choices?”
Julie Benezet GUEST SPEAKER
They are no longer children. In fact, they have occupied the workforce for more than 16 years. Baby boomers now find themselves wondering how to develop the rising force of millennials as they vie for leadership roles. THE RISING FORCE. Approximately 10,000 baby boom- ers will retire every day over the next decade. By 2030, millennials will comprise three-quarters of the U.S. workforce. With 78 million members, their expanding influence cannot be ignored. In view of this trend, companies are grappling with how to accelerate their leadership development and address generational priorities. Millennials grew up in the hyperconnected world of the internet. They invented social media, giving individuals unprecedented power to share
With such assertiveness, how do you transition
See JULIE BENEZET, page 12
THE ZWEIG LETTER November 5, 2018, ISSUE 1271
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