Monthly Archive for April, 2011

Moving The Millennials Into Leadership

The Millennial Generation, born between 1977 and 1997, is a powerful and talented group in our workplace today. They are more than 75 million in size and bring with them different talents and strategies than other generations. They are in their twenties and early thirties and sometimes given the names: Gen Y or Net Generation. They are the most technologically savvy generation to hit the workplace, sharing information on social networks such as; Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Linkedin. Here are some of the World Events that have impacted them:

  • 1983- First Functional Laptop
  • 1987- Exxon Valdez Spill
  • 1989- Berlin Wall comes down
  • 1990- Persian Gulf War
  • 1995- Oklahoma City bombing
  • 1998- President Clinton lies about Monica Lewinski and is