I’ve developed this habit of ripping articles that I want to read from magazines and placing them in a folder. I’ve been doing this with the intention of coming back and reading them and if they are good – writing about them in this blog.

This habit started all well and good until I realized that the folder was 3 inches thick and I never went back a read them (which is the hard part). Ripping is easy – reading takes time and is hard.

So, in the process of digging out from this mess – I stumbled upon an old Inc Column about managing Generation Y-ers and their take was fresh and something that people could do something with.

Here are some key points:

• Treat Millennials like you would a customer – because they have been treated this way their entire lives
• Be specific about their rewards – if you sell “x” by “y” date you will get “z” – be concrete about the goal and the time line
• Team them up with a mentor. Someone from which they can learn.
• They go on to say that this generation might be the highest maintenance in the history of the world, but will also be the highest performing

What do you think?