Generation Gap Millennials 1981 1997 and Leadership Digital

Generation Gap

Millennials (1981? -1997) and Leadership • Digital natives, social good, intolerance for bureaucracy, post-traumatic growth • “Worried about Millennial leadership? Don't be. More than any generation, Millennials are transforming our ideas about leadership, as they use their life stories to fuel their authentic purpose -- their True North. They are highly collaborative, culturally competent, and celebrate diversity of gender, race, national origin and sexual preference. 70% of Millennials support same-sex marriage compared with 45 percent of Baby Boomers” (George and Turban 2015).

Debt-for-Diploma System • Average college graduate has $24, 000 in debt • Going broke trying to become middle class • President Obama’s American Jobs Act

Discovering your “True North” • Your Mission

Millennials Value: • Empowering Others • Work-Life Family Balance • Communication • Relationship Building • Collaborative Work Environments

Social Capital • High Social Connectedness Decrease in Unemployment (Sinha Chapter) • Different opportunities exist for special populations to become civically engaged (Coon Chapter)

Reflection Questions • 1) What did you think about the facts or figures presented about Millennials? • • 2) Comment on the 3 interpretations of Millennials? Do you view Millennials as “Stalled, ” “Cheated, ” and/or “Enterprising? ” How would you describe Millennials in a different way, based on your experience? • • 3) For yourself, and for those whom you feel responsible (parents, children, loved ones), as you look at the next 10 years, what do you feel it is most important for you to pay attention to or plan for, given the likelihood of slow economic growth? (What are you worried about? )