Managing Generation Z: How to Recruit Onboard Develop and Retain the Newest Generation in the Workplace

Expert advice on attracting training managing retaining and succeeding with Americas newest generation of hard-working tech-savvy employees. A new generation is entering the American workforce—Gen Z the age cohort born after 1996. Having grown up with smartphones social media emoji-speak helicopter parenting and no expectation of privacy Gen Z has a unique culture and working style that can be baffling to their Millennial Gen X and Baby Boomer managers. In Managing Generation Z Robin Paggi a veteran HR manager and Kat Clowes an educational consultant who has worked with hundreds of Gen Zers join forces to give employers and managers a practical easy-to-understand guide to the new generation defining the future of work. Based on Clowess in-depth knowledge of Gen Z habits and Paggis real-world experience of how generational miscommunications can cause expensive personnel problems Managing Generation Z gives managers at all levels a plan for getting quality work from Gen Z employees while avoiding cultural clashes at the office. Gen Z is highly educated extraordinarily tech-savvy eager to meet expectations and loyal to employers but many Gen Z workers have never been trained in the basics of professionalism workplace communication and the unwritten social rules older generations instinctively expect. Managing Generation Z teaches managers how to bridge the communication styles between Gen Z and older colleagues how to train Gen Z staff to make work objectives clear and how to evaluate and correct Gen Z employees so they will listen accept learn and improve. Like having an expert HR manager at your fingertips Managing Generation Z is essential reading for both front-line supervisors and C-level executives who want to get the most from the newest generation in the workforce.