Managing Gen-Y and Gen Z 🔗

Introduction

The one most current and challenging HR and managers’ role is to address impending issues resulting from managing different generations of the workforce in the organisations amidst an ever progressive and dynamic world. For the first time in history, there are at least three (3) generations in the workforce. These are the Baby Boomers (1946-1964). Generation X (1965-1980) and Generation Y (1981-2001), Generation Z (2001 and above) . The diverse perspectives, motivations, attitudes, and needs of these generations have changed the dynamics of the organisation’s workforce. The shifting power of the workforce will inevitably affect the performance of the organisation in a vibrant global economy. These three generations explicitly show different sets of goals and expectations, work ethics, feeling towards authority & organisation, values, and how they plan to satisfy these desires. Thus, there is an increasing need for managers to be able to manage their employees, especially the younger generation in the workplace successfully.