Millennials are rapidly filling executive, senior, middle, and frontline levels of management. In these roles, they’re managing not just their peers, but also Baby Boomers and Gen X’ers – often, people who have far more experience than they do. In Millennials Who Manage, Chip Espinoza brings together all the practical advice they need to succeed in their new roles – and other executives and HR professionals need to develop them as leaders.

Unlike most books on millennials in the workforce, this one isn’t a conversation about them: it’s a conversation with them. Drawing on his extensive experience consulting on millennials and management, Espinoza offers step-by-step, research-based guidance for: 

• Honing your own perspective on management
• Being authentic and successful as a millennial in management
• Understanding the shifting dynamics of a multi-generational workforce
• Recognizing what older workers want, and what your millennial peers need
• Overcoming the “Baby Boss” stereotype: getting respect, being listened to, and building relationships
• Mastering the seven competencies most critical to your success
• Getting to the next level – and the level beyond that

Millennials will be our next great generation of leaders. Today, however, as they move into management, they face difficult practical challenges. Millennials Who Manage is a complete, research-based guide to overcoming those challenges, delivering outstanding performance, and getting recognized for it.

Reflecting their extensive enterprise consulting and research experience, the authors show how to transition more smoothly into management. You will gain insight into earning the respect of peers and “elders” that you are now leading, as well as your manager. You will discover you can achieve success your way, without compromising who you are or becoming someone you are not.

You’ll learn management skills that arguably come naturally to Millennials. Prepare to explore what really motivates Boomers and Xers whose formative experiences were different from yours and how to guide them beyond today’s unhelpful stereotypes about Millennials. You’ll also master the specific management and leadership competencies you need most right now—whether you’re moving into frontline management or the CEO’s office!

Generational workplace differences: facts and fictions
Separating myth from reality in multi-generational workplaces

Overcoming reverse ageism and “stereotype threat”

Getting past the unfair generalizations that hold you back

Developing your personal leadership perspective...
...and successfully putting it into practice

Mastering the 7 toughest challenges that come with transitioning to management
Understand new relational dynamics, unlock motivation, take responsibility for the work of others, establish accountability, get heard, and be taken seriously