Great expectations: managing Generation Y
This research report uncovers the attitudes and expectations of Generation Y graduates and their managers. It reveals significant levels of dissatisfaction and misunderstanding, and includes our recommended actions to ensure employee job satisfaction, talent retention and individual and organisational performance.
Key report findings
Read the key findings of the Great Expectations: Managing Generation Y research report.
Download the report
Download the joint ILM and Ashridge Business School report in full in PDF format.
Advice for employers
Our key recommendations on how organisations can meet the new challenges to harness and develop graduate talent.
Advice for managers
The key actions managers should take to better understand their graduate reports and get the best possible work from them.
Advice for graduates
They key steps graduates can take to work more effectively with their manager and develop a successful career.
Launch event in video
Watch the report authors deliver the key findings and recommendations at Ashridge Business School.
Advice for higher education institutions
Graduates are fiercely ambitious and have high expectations, but may struggle to thrive in work. Universities have a key role to play in better preparing graduates for the world of work.