Identify What you CONSIDER is important in management work Before you start your research think about any work experience you have had. Reflect on what attributes made a good manager or a bad manager. If you have not had work experience, reflect on a sport’s team coach, a teacher or other such person. Use the sentence prompts below to help you structure your thoughts. I believe good communication is important in management work because…. I think management involves a clear understanding of the digitisation of ideas because… I value efficiency in the workplace and therefore seek to manage myself and others by… Step 2 Consider if you agree with the following statements? ‘Stereotypical views of millennials characterize them as technologically sophisticated multitaskers, capable of significant contributions to tomorrow’s organizations, yet deficient in communication skills’ (Hartman & McCambridge 2011, p. 22). ‘That human nature, that is to say, our human nature is much more created than it is discovered. We design human nature by designing the institutions within which people live and work’ (Schwartz 2014). Step 3: Read & Watch Read the article “Optimizing Millennials’ Communication Styles” from the reading list. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Watch ‘The way we think about work is broken’ (Schwartz 2014) Ted Talk Identify how different generations view the 21st-century workplace. Do different generations communicate in different ways? If so, do managers need to know how to communicate with different generations to make work satisfying? How do effective managers make work satisfying? Step 4: Find at least three credible journal articles
