Truths about what today’s young workers want - Ashridge Business School (UK)

Millennials are focused on achieving through personal networks and technology, having a good work-life balance and getting high levels of support from their managers. They don’t want to be tied to an organization, a timetable or a hierarchy, and they’d rather avoid the stress they see their senior leaders shouldering. They may lack some of their predecessors’ relationship, communication and analysis skills, but they’re confident in their abilities to run business in a new way. The Millennial Compass also reveals how common these trends are – or aren’t – around the world. Does a 25-year-old working for a company in Beijing feel the same way about work as his or her counterpart in London, Sao Paulo or Atlanta? A total of 1,293 Millennial employees from Brazil, China, France, India, the UK and the USA responded to the survey. The study found that what’s important to them in their working lives varies somewhat by country, but several key findings emerged. http://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/ashridge-business-school/pressreleases/truths-about-what-today-s-young-workers-want-981217