As digital natives, Gen Z workers have the potential to bring unique skills and valuable perspectives to the organizations where they work. Having experienced significant challenges at a young age, including the COVID-19 pandemic and entering the workforce during a period of considerable uncertainty, Gen Zs possess a distinctive combination of resilience and empathy that can greatly benefit the modern workplace.
If organizations want to effectively engage Gen Z employees, they need to understand what motivates them on a deeper level. In order to maximize Gen Z’s potential, it’s also essential for organizations to encourage managers to apply this understanding by adopting motivational strategies that are better suited to Gen Z’s underlying motivational drivers.
