Total Landscape Care

June 2013

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business bests How to deal with young employees and improve their work ethic their children, but also went out and built the road, too. And then striped it, put up guardrails, posted the requisite traffic signs and handed out GPS units, to boot. "I remember when I got dropped off on my first day at college," Corey Blanck recalls. "During that first week, I navigated everything myself. I didn't ask them (parents) for any help making decisions. "Now, parents set up their loft beds, buy their books and then talk to their kids' professors," she notes. "And after they leave, they're still attached by umbilical cords called cell phones and text messaging. As a result, most members of this generation aren't really adults, yet." She continues by saying the younger generation has not had the experiences or developed decision-making skills, due in part because their parents have been so involved in their lives. "In a way, they've delayed growing up. Their hearts are in the right place, but they just don't have enough life experiences … They're still navigating toward adulthood. They don't know how to fail — and in doing so, haven't built their skill sets." There are exceptions, Corey Blanck notes. She guesstimates 10 to 20 percent of Gen Yers possess enough drive and moxie to thrive as entry-level employees. But there aren't enough of them to go around, which means it's very likely you already have some maturity-challenged employees working on your crew, planting shrubs, laying pavers or mowing lawns. "Managers think they just won't hire those j u n e 2013 TLC0613_BusBest07.indd 25 TotalLa nd s ca p e C a re . c o m 25 5/23/13 6:05 PM

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