DECEMBER, 20228 IN MYV EWThe number one challenge for companies in Australia right now is staff attraction and retention. Across business news sites are headlines about "Quiet quitting", "The great resignation", or articles about industrial strikes. The fact of the matter is, Covid has changed the world immensely and unfortunately for companies, it has also widened the talent and skills gaps of their workforce. You only need to see whole industries like hospitality and tourism struggling to keep up service with the heavy influx of returning travellers and people finally out of lockdowns, due to staff shortages or a disengaged workforce made up of Gen Z or younger Millennials.In Australia, Gen Z or Millennials are set to make up 75 percent of the total workforce by 2025. If you're Baby boomer and Gen X business leader, this will be quite a challenge, particularly if you don't understand what's important to your younger colleagues. When it comes to engaging and motivating younger employers, it's very easy to jump to the conclusion that technology is going to fix the problem. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth and it's about more fundamental things. A lot of research will tell us that younger employers have a much higher expectation on an employee's wellbeing, that the organisation's leadership is ethical, and that the organisation is diverse and inclusive of all people. So, it's less about the latest technology and more about people. What may or may not be surprising is that the very youngest group Gen Z, are actually very hard working and ambitious to the point that you'll probably find that they have side-hustle businesses in addition to their day job. Interestingly, Gen Z are also less interested in office ENGAGING AND MOTIVATING YOUNGER EMPLOYEES USING TECHNOLOGYBY CHRISTIAN BOWMAN, GENERAL MANAGER - INTERNAL PROJECTS, ENTAINChristian Bowman
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