Workplace 911: Managing Today's Younger Generation of Workers

Boomers, remember how you demanded that your parents generation give you the respect you felt you deserved? The least you can do is return the favor. You'll get a lot more work done, too.

WORKPLACE911 EXECUTIVE POINTS

Executive Summary, Managing younger workers:

-- DO show them you care.

-- DO help them keep score.

-- DO give rewards in small increments.

-- DON'T leave them alone.

LIST OF THE WEEK>/b> from Watson Wyatt

Employers' plans for the next year

-- 62 percent of employers are planning to reverse hiring freezes

-- 69 percent of employers are planning to eliminate salary freezes

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

"I never met a kid I liked." -- W.C. Fields