It's been a while since I've posted to this blog, and I must apologise to my regular readers who have contacted me to see that everything is OK. It has been a very busy few months for me with my sessional lecturing and tutorials at QUT.
That's no real excuse of course - I preach and present on time management, so if I had wanted to I could have allocated the time to do so. I'll not leave it so long between postings again!
What I can report is that the next generation of employees, due to hit the labour market in the next 5-7 years will present even bigger challenges than the so-called Gen Y crop currently under the microscope. Bear in mind that the earliest Gen Yers are soon to hit 30!
I have had the privilege of presenting to and speaking with groups as young as 15 and 17 over the past few months as part of a special outreach program at the University to encourage high school students to study business and accounting and while they were bright, engaging and curious they will certainly need well positioned management to get the most out of them.
This crowd was a group of 350+ Year 10 students from various high schools - both state & private - that I recently presented to. Suffice it to say we had a great time and the feedback I received was that they enjoyed my presentation as much as I enjoyed giving it. They particularly liked the idea of being serious about what you do but not so serious about how you do it. Too many employers forget that given the amount of time spent at work, a pleasant & happy working environment will increase productivity and help with staff loyalty and retention.
If you think your currently employed Bright Young Things are easily bored, just wait!
