Carol Axten Millennials At Work

In the article, “Millennials at Work,” by Carol Axten, she acknowledges the skills and guidance on leading Millennials in the workforce, through the actions and examples of former great leaders. She believes Millennials have the tendency to question the status quo and hold a different set of priorities from the older generations. How in reality, Millennials put less focus on their careers, and instead seek flexibility and balance of work, family, and personal time because of these characteristics it can prove challenges for older leaders. She takes the values, skills, and examples from great leaders and incorporate them into factors of becoming a leader for the Millennials. The skills needed to lead Millennials are having a vision (Abraham
Lincoln), showing values of the vision (Barack Obama), containing integrity (Warren Buffet), listen to other opinions (Colin Powell), have constant interaction with their employees (George Washington), communicate (J.W. Marriot), take calculated risks and learn from the mistakes (Jack Welch), have innovation (Winston Churchill), and make work fun and interesting (Theodore Roosevelt). These skills and values will show guidance on leading Millennials in the workplace, and provide them examples of what it takes to be a successful leader. In the conclusion, Axton states Millennials are the solution, not the problem, because they have many interesting and contributive attributes to offer. She believes Millennials will be the generation of change, the desire to break the stereotypical norms of the previous generation. The current organizations need to change their standards to meet the needs of the future.