Workplace evolution: Flexibility for all generations

MadMen

This post is part 1 of 2 related to workplace evolution. Remember when doctors smoked at the office? You don’t have to watch Mad Men to appreciate how much the workplace has evolved in the last 50 years. Right now we have three generations–Boomers, Gen X and Millenials–in the workforce with varying needs and expectations, [...]

What Generation Y Wants at Work and Why You Should Care

What do Ys want at work? For several years Johnson Controls has been sponsoring a survey of younger generations to answer this very question.  Their most recent research shows that 18-25 year olds view the office as an extension of their home life. The following concepts ranked the highest on Gen Y’s list of workplace [...]

RockStars@Work: Focus on the Future of Work

by Melissa Hackenmueller How do you keep your employees loyal to your company, even after layoffs? Why is vision so important to attracting and retaining young employees? What can social media teach us about Gen Y employees? These are just some of the questions raised by Nadira Hira's keynote speech at the 2009 RockStars@ Work [...]