With Gen Y becoming an important part of every organisation, companies are trying their best to harness this opportunity and reduce the conflict between this generation and Gen X.
Out of the 1,33,000 employees in the Aditya Birla Group, nearly 28 per cent belong to Gen Y.
This number has grown from nine per cent in 2006. (Those born after 1979 have been classified under Gen Y.)
Managing a huge workforce of youngsters is a challenge for any organisation. “The genetic coding for all the youngsters is similar. They are more global citizens with common traits and slightly differing cultural nuances. They are very committed at doing the task at hand,” said Mr Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group, speaking at Nasscom's India Leadership Forum.
When it comes to interaction with the more experienced Gen X co-workers, “These youngsters are happy to learn and cash-in on the experience of the older co-workers. If there is a challenge then it is to bring about an alignment between the two at an initial stage,” said Mr Birla.