Today I am getting off the English track and posting a book review for a really good book that has just been released. It is Neil Howe's Millennials in the Workplace. It begins as a simple primer on Generations, then goes into my favorite generation, Millennials. I have such a passion for this generation and how they will lead us in the future.
In the constant bombardment of media views and the cottage industry of generational information, much conducted by dabblers in the information, comes a new book by Neil Howe titled Millennials in the Workplace: Human Resource Strategies For a New Generation. This page turner is of the consistency of his previous books co-authored with William Strauss. Experts in the field of generational studies, these men set the standards for explanations and naming of the generations as we know them today.
Howe’s newest contribution is filled with the latest information from current research. Inserted graphs, charts, surveys, and articles/blogs, Howe with the help of Reena Nadler gives 243 pages of worthwhile, must read information. The updates dispel some of the previous notions about Millennials. An example has been given that the average Millennial will have between 9-11 different careers. Howe writes that they want the security of a company that will afford them change within the structure and is close to home. In other words, Millennials want to work for one company with different opportunities for the employees within.
Extremely important is the growing trend with Millennials in wanting to attend colleges/universities/trade schools that are close to home. They are comfortable with their parents and are planning to be close to parents as the aging processes continue. They are planners, savers, careful investors, and community service oriented. They are comfortable with big government. Millennials are searching for life-work blending, including their parents and social networking in the workplace.
Although on the cover the following is added under the title “Implications for Educators, Employers, and Policy makers,” as an educator in higher education, I was left wanting. The information was good but not great or enlightening. It is relevant as it is updated up to the point of the printing.
Bottom line, this is a very good book for anyone to read, but it is best for businesses and their human resources departments. Please write a book with more depth for Public Policy makers, and a book directed toward the new wave of instruction for K-12 educators and higher education/trade schools.
No one person will be disappointed in reading Howe’s Millennials in the Workplace. This book is full of pertinent information throughout. It is a quick and easy read. There is a little something for everyone! This book is an excellent connection to Howe and Strauss’ The Fourth Turning.
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