How to handle Gen Y in the workplace

Recently I’ve read many articles and had several conversations about managing in a multi-generation workforce. The accepted wisdom is that the generation currently entering the workplace, often described as “Gen Y” or “Gen Z,” has a strong sense of entitlement and is short on loyalty, so it’s difficult to motivate them or work alongside them if you come from a different generation or a different background.

As someone who fits into the tail end of Gen X, but has social connections to some of these Gen Y workers, I’d like to offer a slightly different perspective and perhaps some tips for making a multi-generation workplace more harmonious. …

Originally Published by Canadian Immigrant Magazine on February 3, 2009