Millennials Who Manage

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“The one thing all Millennial managers lack is experience. They must combat that by being extremely sharp in every other arena. Millennials Who Manage provides critical insight and perspective that allows leaders to get into the mindset of those they are leading. There is a plethora of great books on management and leadership; however, most of them do not speak directly to Millennials. This book provided me with much needed insight, and it is a tool that I will continue coming back to over and over again.”
–Rob Knutsen, CEO, J. Derek Lewis & Associates

THE PRACTICAL, STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR EVERY MILLENNIAL WHO’S MOVING INTO MANAGEMENT–OR MOVING UP!

Millennials are rapidly filling executive and management roles at all levels. If you’re one of them, you’re probably managing not just your peers, but also Boomers and Gen Xers who’ve been around forever. Now, Chip Espinoza and Joel Schwarzbart have brought together all the practical advice you need to succeed–and all the insights other executives and HR leaders need to help you succeed.

Millennials Who Manage is radically different from most books on Millennials in the workforce. First, it’s not a conversation about you: it’s a conversation with you. Second, it offers step-by-step, research-based guidance that works.

Drawing on their immense experience consulting on Millennials in management, the authors show how to be both authentic and successful…how to deliver outstanding performance, providing what older workers want and what your peersneed… how to get respect, get heard, and build powerful relationships… and how to get to the next level, and the level beyond that!

Millennials will be our next great generation of leaders. Today, however, as they move into management, they face difficult practical challenges. Millennials Who Manage is a complete, research-based guide to overcoming those challenges, delivering outstanding performance, and getting recognized for it.

Reflecting their extensive enterprise consulting and research experience, the authors show how to transition more smoothly into management. You will gain insight into earning the respect of peers and “elders” that you are now leading, as well as your manager. You will discover you can achieve success your way, without compromising who you are or becoming someone you are not.

You’ll learn management skills that arguably come naturally to Millennials. Prepare to explore what really motivates Boomers and Xers whose formative experiences were different from yours and how to guide them beyond today’s unhelpful stereotypes about Millennials. You’ll also master the specific management and leadership competencies you need most right now—whether you’re moving into frontline management or the CEO’s office!

Generational workplace differences: facts and fictions
Separating myth from reality in multi-generational workplaces

Overcoming reverse ageism and “stereotype threat”

Getting past the unfair generalizations that hold you back

Developing your personal leadership perspective…
…and successfully putting it into practice

Mastering the 7 toughest challenges that come with transitioning to management
Understand new relational dynamics, unlock motivation, take responsibility for the work of others, establish accountability, get heard, and be taken seriously

The first practical, step-by-step guide for every millennial who is moving into management – or moving up! 

• How to manage people who’ve been around far longer than you have
• Understanding the dynamics of a multi-generational workforce, while staying true to yourself
• Overcoming the “baby boss” stereotype
• Mastering the 7 competencies most critical to your success now
• Includes exercises and worksheets for MBA and other students and practitioners

Chapter 1: A Priori 1
Chapter 2: Making the Transition into Management 11
Chapter 3: Developing a Perspective 19
Chapter 4: Be True to You 27
Chapter 5: Be True to Others 37
Chapter 6: Generational Differences: Fact or Fiction? 47
Chapter 7: Dynamics of a Multigenerational Workforce 63
Chapter 8: The Reasons You Will Be a Great Leader 79
Chapter 9: Managing Millennials 89
Chapter 10: Managing Boomers, Xers, and Silents 111
Chapter 11: Getting to the Next Level 123
Index 149

Chip Espinoza, Ph.D., is the coauthor of Managing the Millennials: Discover the Core Competencies for Managing Today’s Workforce and Millennials@Work: The 7 Skills Every Twenty-Something Needs to Overcome Roadblocks and Achieve Greatness at Work. He is also the Academic Director of the Organizational Psychology program at Concordia University Irvine.

Chip keynotes internationally and across the country on how to create an environment in which Millennials can thrive. Chip is a leading expert on the subject of generational diversity in the workplace. He consults in the civic, corporate, and non-profit sectors.

Chip has authored several articles on the subject of leadership and is the go-to person for news agencies on the topic of integrating younger workers into organizations. He is a content expert for CNN on the subject of generational diversity in the workplace. He has also been featured on Fox News, CBS Radio, and in major publications. Chip was named a Top 15 Global Thought Leader on the Future of Work by the Economic Times.

Joel Schwarzbart, Ph.D., received his doctorate in Social Science from the University of California at Irvine, where he studied Social Network Analysis. He teaches Organizational Behavior at Cal State University, Fullerton and has been studying the impact of Millennials on the workplace since 2006. Dr. Schwarzbart co-developed the Generational Rapport Inventory to measure strengths in managing across generations.

The first practical, step-by-step guide for every millennial who is moving into management — or moving up! 

• How to manage people who’ve been around far longer than you have
• Understanding the dynamics of a multi-generational workforce, while staying true to yourself
• Overcoming the “baby boss” stereotype
• Mastering the 7 competencies most critical to your success now
• Includes exercises and worksheets for MBA and other students and practitioners

Millennials are rapidly filling executive, senior, middle, and frontline levels of management. In these roles, they’re managing not just their peers, but also Baby Boomers and Gen X’ers – often, people who have far more experience than they do. In Millennials Who Manage, Chip Espinoza brings together all the practical advice they need to succeed in their new roles – and other executives and HR professionals need to develop them as leaders.

Unlike most books on millennials in the workforce, this one isn’t a conversation about them: it’s a conversation with them. Drawing on his extensive experience consulting on millennials and management, Espinoza offers step-by-step, research-based guidance for: 

• Honing your own perspective on management
• Being authentic and successful as a millennial in management
• Understanding the shifting dynamics of a multi-generational workforce
• Recognizing what older workers want, and what your millennial peers need
• Overcoming the “Baby Boss” stereotype: getting respect, being listened to, and building relationships
• Mastering the seven competencies most critical to your success
• Getting to the next level – and the level beyond that

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