generation y...are we getting the best from the generation that’s rocking the workplace?
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SURVEY RESULTS
JUST IN...
...are we getting the best from the generation that’s rocking the workplace?
Y
WE ASKED GENERATION Y, WORKING ACROSS DIFFERENT
SECTORS, A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR WORK
LIFE AND HOW THEY ARE BEING MANAGED ON AN INDIVIDUAL
LEVEL...
GENERATION Y ARE IMPACTING ON THE WAY WE MANAGE
PERFORMANCE, OUR USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS AND
RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE WORKPLACE.
A SAMPLE OF GENERATION Y EMPLOYEES FROM WITHIN
THESE SECTORS WERE SURVEYED...
HOW FREQUENTLY DO YOU RECEIVE PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK
FROM YOUR MANAGER?
NeverAnnuallyHalf YearlyQuarterlyMonthlyWeeklyDaily
10%12%
24%
18%
12%14%
10%
ARE YOU ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE HONEST FEEDBACK
IN THE WORKPLACE?
82%
18%
SAID
YESNO
DOES YOUR MANAGER CONSISTENTLY SET CLEAR GOALS
AND TARGETS FOR YOU?
62%
38%
SAID
YESNO
26%
2%
6%
14%
28%
24%
I don’t have a mentor
Someone else outside of your ogranisation
Your parents/parent
A colleague
Your direct line manager
A senior manager within your organisation
DO YOU HAVE A ‘MENTOR’? DEFINED HERE AS SOMEONE THEY
REGULARLY GO TO FOR SUPPORT AND ADVICE
YES
NO
ARE YOU CLEAR ABOUT HOW YOUR ROLE CONTRIBUTES TO
ACHIEVING THE ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGY?
82%
18%
WHICH OF THESE METHODS OF COMMUNICATION ARE YOU
ENCOURAGED TO USE IN THE WORKPLACE?
Email Instant Messaging Telephone Mobile Apps
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Text Message
90% 22% 72% 8%
6% 10% 10% 20%
70%
30%
YES
NO
DO YOU HAVE A CLEAR CAREER PROGRESSION PATH WITHIN
YOUR CURRENT ORGANISATION?
68%
32%
YES
NO
ARE YOU ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS,
IDEAS AND OPINIONS?
...so what?
Managers are already making changes to the way they manage their Generation Y employees.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE,
READ
5 TOP TIPS TO MANAGING GENERATION Y
However, on average, almost a third of the Generation Ys we surveyed aren’t being managed in a way that, as research
suggest, will maximise on their potential.
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