Three Myths to Ignore About Millennial Colleagues: Stop Blinding Yourself with Sound Bites

Published: Tue, 02/07/17

Three Myths to Ignore About Millennial Colleagues: Stop Blinding Yourself with Sound Bites


You’ve probably heard some negative press about Millennials, the current generation taking the workforce by storm. These young people, born between 1980 and 2000, are hitting the ground running straight from college and business school, and they will represent 75% of the workforce by 2025.


Critics of the Millennial Generation call them disloyal, overly ambitious, entitled, and even lazy. Nonsense. While of course there are always individual bad apples, I’ve found none of those labels to be true as a rule. All three of my children are Millennials. I also love working with Millennials in my client organizations when given the opportunity. I find them to be creative, productive go-getters who care deeply about their work and want to make a difference.


Here are three myths I find most pervasive about them.

 

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