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Coaching Gen Y and Millennials
People want to work with you now rather than for you. Those are tiny words but a big distinction. I think the command and control model is probably over.
Sir David Bell, former Director of People at Pearson Publishing
Definition of Gen Y and Millennials
It is perhaps appropriate to start this chapter by attempting a loose definition of some of the terms used when talking about different generations. The term ‘Baby Boomers’ relates to the generation born in the years following the Second World War from 1945 to 1960. Generation X refers to the generation born roughly between 1961 and 1981, and is followed by Gen Y (often also known as Millennials as they enter the workforce post-2000) who were born somewhere between ...
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