We were definitely brought up valuing feedback, but part of it is just time… If you can get more done, quicker, you have the opportunity to be more profitable. There’s no sense revising something for 2 weeks that a superior could fix in a half hour and enable you to move to the next project and learn from their changes.

The world moves too fast for that “do-it-yourself” learning process these days.

Thanks for commenting!

I’m glad you’re in touch with your inner Gen Y!

I think great managers are like great coaches. They know the nuances of each of their employees and know how to handle them. On the field there are guys that you need to yell at, and guys that beat themselves up plenty on their own.

One size fits all might be ‘fair,’ but in my experience it’s not the most successful approach.

Having managers and supervisors that are willing to get down and dirty in the trenches can be a huge motivator and save time while building projects that are more creative and collaborative overall. Throughout school and in my experience a lot of focus for our generation has been on “team work” and making sure we can work effectively and efficiently in teams. Having this mentality and work process driven into us over the years makes us appreciate and admire someone that can really contribute and work side by side with the people they manage.

Great video, thanks for posting!
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A big one I would add is ability to mediate. You don’t have to be everybody’s best friend, but you do have to be seen as a symbol of support. Your team should be able to come to you with problems, questions and issues. They may feel slighted by a CEO or company policy, or they may feel dejected after failing to get new biz after working on the pitch for days. It has to be your job to explain the reasoning, talk about the silver lining and turn that experience into a learning moment.
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And I’m with you… When the “Top 10 Gen Y Blogs” resurfaces I want to name it something else… I don’t particularly like generational labels.

Cheers mate!

BUT, if there are opportunities for advancement and you dish out lots of negative feedback, though it would be discouraging if it was all negative, I’ll try to embrace it and learn from it so that I can move up. i think *most* employees feel similar.

But fo serious…I agree with your points and definitely agree with you’re overarching one that Gen Y ISN’T that much different than other generations. Always thought that some Gen Y people are a little naive to think that we’re the only generation that “struggles for respect in the workplace” or whatever they’re whining about at the time.

I don’t know, I’ve just always been baffled by all the fuss around Gen Y.
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