Making or breaking markets: Hail the power of Millennial tribes!
The Millennials are the most tribal generation – and that characteristic is already making significant impact on our workplaces, homes, and markets. How and why are Millennials more tribal? How is...
View ArticleWhen should I fire a Millennial who’s not working out?
I get asked regularly, “When should I fire a Millennial?” and “When are the performance issues really MY fault?” My book, Sticking Points, provides over 100 ideas for making your workplace more...
View ArticleThe biggest cause of generational tensions over work ethic
The regional manager – who we had lovingly nicknamed “Whiskey Breath” – was coming the next day to inspect the fast food restaurant where I worked in high school. So the assistant manager asked me if...
View ArticleThe 19 best resources on the generations
I get asked all the time to recommend the best books on the generations. There are 20 more that could’ve made the list, but I’ve kept it to 19 in five categories. Happy reading! General Shaw, Haydn....
View ArticleTIME Magazine: Flip-flops at work (featuring “Sticking Points”)
I’d like to direct your attention to an article featured in TIME Business by writer and interviewer, Dan Kadlec. In it, he interviews me and mentions my book, Sticking Points. Here is an excerpt… In a...
View ArticleHow to give Millennials the feedback they want
Many thanks to Mark Sanborn for posting a guest blog I wrote. Here’s an excerpt: “Is feedback really as important to Millennials as we’ve heard?” The accounting senior manager asked me in a workshop I...
View ArticleGetting along with multigenerational coworkers
Here’s an excerpt from an article I wrote over at the Huffington Post: So you work in a cube next to someone of a different generation and they do something that makes no sense to you. Maybe they…...
View ArticleVideo: What’s the difference between Millennials and Generation Y?
I get this question often. Sometimes it can get confusing… The post Video: What’s the difference between Millennials and Generation Y? appeared first on Haydn Shaw.
View ArticleMillennials are motivated most by money
Here’s an excerpt from my latest column in the Huffington Post: Tis the season. My wife, Laurie, and I joined millions of other families when we attended our son’s college graduation this May. The...
View ArticleEmerging adulthood: The two most important words in hiring and parenting
Here’s an excerpt from my latest column in the Huffington Post: A couple years ago, the senior staff to one of the top leaders of the Department of Defense asked me for the most important advice I...
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