Lee's Books

As millions of millennials and the even younger GenZers come into the workforce with very different expectations and definitions of loyalty, companies need to shift to make the most of those workers’ energy, skill sets, and incredible potential. Those companies that shift now for the long game of allegiance will have a strategic talent and efficiency advantage over those that don’t. While many organizations and Boomer leaders long for some of the workplace dynamics of the past, one expectation—that employees will demonstrate their loyalty to their employers by staying at their jobs for a long time (or as long as the employer wants them)—is particularly unrealistic for business today.

In The Boomerang Principle: Inspire Lifetime Loyalty from Your Employees, author Lee Caraher shows how companies and leaders can realize tremendous advantages by letting go of their old definition of workplace loyalty and replacing it with a mindset that inspires employees to be loyal for their lifetimes, whether they are employed by the company or not. Based on Caraher’s experience with employees at her company, she has learned that a company that’s easy to return to is a company that’s difficult to leave. This is the future of positive work.

As Millennials join the workforce at a fast and steady rate, companies are struggling with tension and dissonance between Millennials and their GenXer and Boomer colleagues. And with Boomers planning to work longer than previous generations. companies can’t just wait for management to age out to fix the problem. Finding productive ways across the generation gap is essential, and organizations that do this well will have a strategic advantage over those that don’t.

Millennials & Management addresses the very real concern of small, medium and large businesses nationwide: how to motivate, collaborate with, and manage the Millennial generation, who now make up almost 50% of the American workforce. The key is for Boomers and GenXers to adjust their attitude from disbelief and derision to understanding and respect without giving up their work standards, AND for Millennials to move towards their older colleagues. Using real world examples with an optimistic and positive outlook, author Lee Caraher gives leaders and their employees practical steps to co-create a productive and engaging workplace for today and tomorrow that capitalizes on individual and group strengths.