
The Secret to Engaging Gen Z Employees
Written by Heather Watson, behaviorial designer at The Center for Generational Kinetics. A version of this article originally appeared on the The Center’s blog.
Does it feel like you just started getting used to Millennials’ workplace preferences? Well, it’s time to start adapting to the next generation of workers: Generation Z. What’s the secret to engaging Gen Z at work? Feedback, feedback and more feedback!
Gen Z Employees Want (Very) Frequent Feedback from Managers
In our 2017 Gen Z national study, we discovered that 60% of these younger workers want multiple check-ins from their managers during the week. In fact, of those, 40% want an interaction with their boss daily or several times each day. And while we saw this trend with Millennials, it’s really taking off with Gen Z.