Now That’s The Way to Manage Gen Y!

Every once in a while you come across a story of a baby boomer or Gen X’er who ‘gets it’. They’ve discovered that the secret to recruiting, training, managing, motivating, and retaining Gen Y (Generation Why) employees is actually no secret at all. It simply boils down to leadership, setting high standards, getting in the trenches with them, and sharing the love.
Here’s a terrific article from the Detroit Free Press that will restore your faith in the talent, work ethic, and commitment of today’s teenage employees. (And if an owner/operator of a small town confectionary business can achieve this demonstrated degree of employee buy-in, the same results can be achieved anywhere!)
By Eric Chester and courtesy of Generation Why? Whysblog