TL;DR
A manager's comment about millennials being lazy sparks a discussion about avoiding generational stereotypes and focusing on individual performance. The author argues that managing lazy workers is the manager's responsibility, regardless of generation.
I often hear managers and business owners complain that their "young employees" — and by that they mean millennials — are lazy. The accusation is that millennials are not motivated or engaged, and simply don’t work very hard.
When I hear managers, business leaders, HR professionals or entrepreneurs complain about "young employees," I like to remind them what I learned (the hard way) over the last two decades of hiring and leading young people:
You receive the behavior you're willing to tolerate.
No matter the generation — young, old or somewhere in between — managing any lazy worker (millennial or otherwise) comes down to you. You, as their manager, are ultimately responsible for their actions.
Here are some of things I do to keep my entire team engaged, motivated and on the right path. You can do them too!
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on February 23, 2021. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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