This is especially important as Millennials flood

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Look, we’re a cynical bunch and if you don’t watch us, we can become downright cranky. We might make wide-eyed, idealistic workers cry a little bit by shooting down their ideas. But…don’t let us get away with this. If your Gen-Xer is a pain to have in the morning meeting, take him aside and tell him to offer a solution for every idea he shoots down.

Create a process.
For all our alternative roots, Gen X actually respects hierarchy and sorta likes it when you norway phone number library stick to the plan. So keep that in mind. While not everyone likes consistent, regular processes, your Gen X employee just might. the workforce in greater numbers than ever before. As Boomers leave, your Gen X staff are going to have to take the leadership mantle. This may be a tough transition for a resourceful, independent worker.

Help them plant roots.
Most Millennials are planning to leave you, at least in the next couple of years. Research shows that Gen Xers aren’t much better but if you offer them a consistent process, build out succession plan, help them to bridge the leadership gap and offer them flexible working options, you may find that these stretched, squeezed, cynical, resourceful, smart and independent workers might just stick around and help lead your company into the next generation.