Introduction: Not Better, Not Worse-Just Different
1. Talkin Bout Your Generation
Traditionalists (born 1928-1945)
Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964)
Generation X (born 1965-1980)
Millennials (born 1981-2000)
Nirvana vs. Backstreet Boys
Looks Good on Your Resume
3. From Individual Contributor to Manager
Equality Versus Hierarchy
Explanation Versus Action
Partnership Versus Ownership
4. Defining Management Characteristics: Shaking it Up
Collaborative: We're in This Together
Flexible: Open to How the Job Gets Done
Transparent: Being "in the Know"
Balanced: Successful at Life as a Whole
5. Rewriting the Rules of Management
Working Where and When You Want It
6. Leading Your Team: Connect
Connect: You, Your People, and the Big Picture
Chalant: Pinpointing Your Principles
7. Communicate: Just Say It
Establishing Your Expectations: The Blueprint
Ruminating Their Roles: "Show Me the Light"
Setting PUSH Goals: Infiltrating Fun
Communication Styles: Meeting in the Middle
Giving Feedback: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
8. Own It: Taking-And Giving-Responsibility
Holding Yourself Accountable
Failure Is on the Road to Succeeding
Asking Others to Be Their Own CEOs
Orchestrating Success and Ownership
9. Navigate: Managing Through the Unknown
Finding Your Way As a Transparent Leader
Taking the Helm and Instilling Hope
Discovering Different Communication Styles
Adjusting Your Management Approach
10. Negotiate: Working Through Different Perspectives
The Story Behind Negotiating Woes
Shifting Your Perspective from Fear to Fun
Listening Critically: Reading Between the Lines
Having an Opinion: Your Voice
It's Not About Winning or Losing
Working Through Different Perspectives
11. Engage: Connecting to the Big Picture
Getting to Know You, and You, and You
Recognizing and Rewarding-Customized Strategies
Showing Appreciation: "Thank You"
Building in Fun: Work Hard, Play Hard
Empowering Your People: You Can Do It
Connecting to the Big Picture
12. Collaborate: Making it Happen
Matching the Person With the Responsibility
Collaborating to Take Action: Just Do It
Manager or BFF? Drawing the Line
Managing the Collaboration Zone: Team Meetings
Contributing to a Collaborative Company and Community
13. Teach: Being a Mentor-And Student
Providing the Skills and Insight: Training and Storytelling
Evaluating Performance: Never Miss a Learning Moment
Nurturing Creativity: Fostering Problem Solvers
Delegating: Teaching Them to Fish
Mentoring and Coaching: A Leg Up
14. Leading When Things Get Sticky
Managing Your Peers: From Buddy to Boss
Managing Someone Older Than You: Building Credibility
Managing Virtual Teams: Working Together When Apart
Leading When Things Get Sticky
Millennial Manager Manifesto
Cover; MANAGER 3.0; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: NOT BETTER, NOT WORSE-JUST DIFFERENT; 1 TALKIN' 'BOUT YOUR GENERATION; Traditionalists (born 1928-1945); Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964); Generation X (born 1965-1980); Millennials (born 1981-2000); 2 MILLENNIALS DEFINED; Nirvana vs. Backstreet Boys; Lawnmower Parents; Let's Get Together; Looks Good on Your Resume; You Can Do Anything; 3 FROM INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR TO MANAGER; Millennial Manifesto; Xer/Boomer Manifesto; Entitlement Versus Duty; Equality Versus Hierarchy; Explanation Versus Action.
Partnership Versus Ownership4 DEFINING MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISTICS: SHAKING IT UP; Collaborative: We're in This Together; Flexible: Open to How the Job Gets Done; Transparent: Being "in the Know"; Casual: Just Be Yourself; Balanced: Successful at Life as a Whole; 5 REWRITING THE RULES OF MANAGEMENT; Tearing Down the Ladder; Breaking Down the Walls; Communicating on the Fly; Working Where and When You Want It; Playing at Work; 6 LEADING YOUR TEAM: CONNECT; Your Leadership Legacy; Taking It Up a Notch; Connect: You, Your People, and the Big Picture; CHALANT: Pinpointing Your Principles.
7 COMMUNICATE: JUST SAY ITEstablishing Your Expectations: The Blueprint; Illuminating Their Roles: "Show Me the Light"; Setting PUSH Goals: Infiltrating Fun; Communication Styles: Meeting in the Middle; Giving Feedback: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; 8 OWN IT: TAKING-AND GIVING-RESPONSIBILITY; Holding Yourself Accountable; Failure Is on the Road to Succeeding; Being Your Own CEO; Asking Others to Be Their Own CEOs; Orchestrating Success and Ownership; 9 NAVIGATE: MANAGING THROUGH THE UNKNOWN; Mapping Out Your Time; Finding Your Way As a Transparent Leader.
Taking the Helm and Instilling HopeDiscovering Different Communication Styles; Adjusting Your Management Approach; 10 NEGOTIATE: WORKING THROUGH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES; The Story Behind Negotiating Woes; Shifting Your Perspective from Fear to Fun; Listening Critically: Reading Between the Lines; Having an Opinion: Your Voice; It's Not About Winning or Losing; Working Through Different Perspectives; 11 ENGAGE: CONNECTING TO THE BIG PICTURE; Getting to Know You, and You, and You; Recognizing and Rewarding-Customized Strategies; Showing Appreciation: "Thank You."
Building in Fun: Work Hard, Play HardEmpowering Your People: You Can Do It; Connecting to the Big Picture; 12 COLLABORATE: MAKING IT HAPPEN; Matching the Person With the Responsibility; Collaborating to Take Action: Just Do It; Manager or BFF? Drawing the Line; Managing the Collaboration Zone: Team Meetings; Contributing to a Collaborative Company and Community; Making It Happen; 13 TEACH: BEING A MENTOR-AND STUDENT; Providing the Skills and Insight: Training and Storytelling; Evaluating Performance: Never Miss a Learning Moment; Nurturing Creativity: Fostering Problem Solvers.