Working With Gen Y - AIChE STS

Working with Generation Y

Integrating recent college graduates into your work place and team

Adnan Siddiqui, PE, President

Engineered Project Services LLC


My Background

11 years of experience in various engineering and construction project leadership roles.

Very interested in attracting and retaining new engineers to the projects industry. CII Research Team 2007 Annual ECC Conference.

Founded EPS in 2008 to develop ConcepSys™ A rapid conceptual design system for process industry capital

projects. Increases process engineer productivity and enables faster evaluation

of project options, Currently in a invitation-only beta test in North America.


Agenda

Who is Generation Y? What defines Generation Y? Generation Y in your workplace Attracting and retaining Generation Y HBR Case Study


Generation Y

Born 1978 to 2003 Started graduating college around 2000 76 million Millenials


Generation Y’s Defining Moments

TMT Explosion Technology Media Telecommunication

Economic boom of the 90s Web 2.0 in the 00’s Economic collapse of 2008?


Generation Y’s Experience

Technology! Technology! Technology! Examples

Internet Email Web Classic Web 2.0 Instant messaging

Cell phones Electronic media (TiVo, Hulu, etc.)


Generation Y’s Aspirations

Work / Life Balance Myth or reality?

What is more important? Generation Y side Engineer side


Generation Y in Your Workplace

Very low ratio In entry level roles How many do you interact with on a daily basis in your job?

1 2 3 More than 3!


Generation Y and You

Preferred communication tool Email, IM, SMS

Work hours Your technology sophistication = your intelligence?

Do you must have a Mac laptop and iPhone?


Attracting Generation Y

Company Reputation Vault.com Wetfeet.com Facebook

Proactive – Deloitte Careers Fan Site Indifferent

YouTube

First contact Interview team demographics


Training Generation Y

Rotation programs Mentorship programs Use online training


Retaining Generation Y

Career management Expectations Tools Challenges


Retaining Generation Y

Four Biggest Reasons for Intergenerational Conflict in Teams Choosing where and when to work

Asynchronous with different locations and times Communicating among team members

Rapid response expected Getting together

No rescheduling of meetings Finding information or learning new things

On-the-job, on-demand training

Reverse mentoring


“Gen Y in the Workforce” Case Discussion

Harvard Business Review, February 2009 Case Case background

Film studio with 3 new Gen Y hires Marketing dept led by 37 year-old: Sarah New hire, Josh, Gen Y, works for Sarah. <<Audience Interaction 1 – See slide notes>> Josh does so-so job on immediate assignment for Sarah to develop

his own ideas. <<Audience Interaction 2 – See slide notes >> Sarah frustrated with poor quality work and end-run. Josh complains about Sarah to other Gen Ys in his company



Do you know a Josh? Do you know a Sarah? Have you encountered a similar situation? What should Sarah do? What should Josh do?



Ron Alsop – Author of “When Trophy Kids Grow Up: …..” Josh’s behavior is typical in terms of not respecting the corporate

pecking order Sarah should reaffirm lines of authority while addressing Josh’s

concerns Sarah may need to indulge Josh but not become a baby sitter or

parent Encourage face to face communication over pure electronic

communication



Pamela Nicholson – President and COO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car Sarah should not get angry but rather commend Josh for initiative Provide more feedback to Generation Y



Jim Miller, Executive VP of Sales and Marketing at General Tool & Supply Josh is reaffirming Gen Y stereotypes Gen Y have outsize expectations about what an employer could and

should do for them Looking for paycheck and not a career in terms of employment Josh’s behavior is wrong. He is jeopardizing team success by not

doing the best job on current assignment. Sarah also needs to change her behavior and investigate Josh’s ideas.


Conclusion

Gen Y is joining the work force so companies must learn how to rapidly integrate them into productive teams.


Thank You

Send follow-up questions to [email protected]

Customized training session available for your firm Checkout demo of ConcepSys at:

http://www.engineeredprojects.com/ConcepSysDemo/Jan09.html

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