Hit refresh for organizational culture and methods

Some articles open the gates of your imagination away from those theories which doesn’t provide you the context for practicing. For example, more and more tech-savvy millennials are coming to the organizations. They way  think and do things vast differ from the earlier generations. Hence the culture, structure and processes of an organization must reflect this reality. Two articles shows us the way. First one is, “Take 5: What Business Leaders Can Learn from the Military” that appeared in recent KellogInsight.  Army colonels share advice on recruiting millennials, managing up, and keeping the broader mission in mind. Here are 2 examples:

Today’s Millennials

Today’s younger generation, the millennials’ purpose and meaning of life is quite different than the old timers. They live in the moment, not concerned much about savings or buying a home and if their parents have a home, so much the better. They take it easy and pursue their passion. Companies and HR folks must consider one positive aspect the millennials –  they have the desire and ability to carry a project from start to finish – they don’t see themselves as part of an assembly line, but as people changing the world, a little at a time. For more see The Hindu article that appeared on 20th July 2019.

https://www.thehindu.com/society/why-the-millennial-man-is-chucking-the-rat-race/article28618505.ece

What can millennials teach us?

People have many complaints about new millennials, particularly from old generation folks.  Millennials born around 2000 now have been called Baby Millenials or GenZ+ or iGen. Some complaints are: