What works for you may not work for (Gen)Me: Limitations of present leadership theories for the new generation

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What works for you may not work for (Gen)Me: Limitations of present leadership theories for the new generation
The Leadership Quarterly

Scholars and practitioners alike have recognized that younger workers, collectively known as Millennials or GenMe, are different from workers in prior generations. Employees of this generation hold different expectations regarding the centrality of work to their lives and bring different personalities and attitudes to the workforce. As the number of Millennials in the workforce grows each year, the divide between them and their older counterparts becomes more salient, posing unique challenges for organizational leaders. In this paper, we explore how these changes may force the need for reconsideration of five of the most frequently used leadership theories in an effort to understand important boundary conditions and how leadership research must evolve to keep pace with a changing workforce.

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The Leadership Quarterly Volume 28, Issue 1, February 2017, Pages 245-260

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