What does it all mean?
So many things are positive about Gen Yers that we could be fooled into thinking that we should just give them the keys, but, not so…. They are young, and young people make “young people’s mistakes.” They underestimate the time and money it will take to get things done, just like we did. They will make mistakes in managing and leading others that will be costly and sometimes crushing. They’ll underestimate their lack of respect for intellectual property and be shocked when they make mistakes that cause their employer to hire a team of lawyers that will have to work for years to defend their “innocent sharing” of intellectual property. They need the wisdom and the structure that Boomers and Gen Xers bring to the ...
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