Engagement of Millennials

Different people can respond to different things. Millennials are the generation born between 1980 and 1996 and organisations are realising the importance of understanding how to engage millennials in the workplace and it is recognised that they have remarkable technological impacts on society.

Millennials work more effectively in a workplace environment which offers:

• Flexible hours to allow a work-life balance
• Innovative thinking
• Varied and interesting work
• Opportunities to develop their skills
• Incentives for higher performance
• Managers who recognise their contributions
• Work life integration
• Open communication between employees and management
• An organisation that makes a positive contribution to society

It is important to consider things that are important to millennials that make a difference. This can include helping ensure they are doing work that varies, and providing them with the ability to learn and develop beyond their current job. It can also involve ensuring there is focus on honesty and open communication among all levels of employees and senior management and that supervisors share a genuine interest in the personal lives of all team members.

Initiatives that you can implement to keep both millennials and non-millennials engaged. Among these, are:

• A system for effective employer-employee communication
• Building a system of incentives, employee perks, awards, and recognition
• Ensuring value in employee compensation and benefits packages
• Developing challenges
• Building an environment in which there are friendly interactions among team members
• Providing learning and development