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Patrizia Hoyer Patrizia is currently a post-doctoral scholar at the Research Institute of Organisational Psychology at the University Of Saint...
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL'S EXPERIENCES OF WORK
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL'S EXPERIENCES OF WORK
Millennials, a much discussed topic over the years by both professionals and academics, with the virtues of the generation often contrasted with their flaws. Millennials are seen as flexible but lacking loyalty to their organisations, creative but unstructured in their ways of working, empowered but not respective of hierarchies, skilled at multi-tasking but unfocused. These characterisations however are imposed from the outside. In discussing Millennials, it appears important to understand how they actually perceive the workplace. What do they tell us – themselves – about what they want from their work, their manager and their organisation?
To address this question, ten one-time organisational psychologists from the LSE have been collaborating to share the journeys of their working lives. From Millennials With Love is a book which contains their personal stories about how young professionals around the globe see and experience work. The stories explore topics such as the challenges and opportunities of starting to work at a time of economic turmoil; integrating play at work, or finding meaning and magic. They also detail what this group of young professions expects of their managers and organisations and their vision for how they see the world of work evolving tomorrow. Ultimately, From Millennails With Love deeply challenges the traditional narrative which over the years has developed around this generation in the workplace, offering an alternative interpretation to the behaviours displayed by young professionals.
From Millennials With Love has an humanitarian emphasis. The proceeds of the book will be donated to Armonia, a Mexican NGO working with some of the country’s poorest urban and rural communities. Armonia’s purpose is to transform poverty into an abundant, complete and dignified life – a goal which the book contributors wanted to support. If you wish to donate further to Armonia, you will be able to do so from the 'About Armonia' page.
"Work is not going to catch you when you fall"
"What I am looking for in terms of work is evolving, it is like playing with clay"
"I feel work is like love, there is no substitute for chemistry"
Patrizia Hoyer Patrizia is currently a post-doctoral scholar at the Research Institute of Organisational Psychology at the University Of Saint...
ARMONÍA is a service-based, Mexican non-governmental organization (NGO) working with some of the country’s poorest urban and rural communities. Its purpose...
Thank you for helping Armonia! You can now download From Millennials With Love by clicking on the email you have just...