RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
The following is a sample of some of the research outcomes obtained by Dr. Wieck and utilized throughout her presentations.

What the Emerging Workforce
desires in a manager
National Sample (n=143)
1
   Team player
2
   Receptive to people
3
   Approachable
4
   Good communicator
5
   Honest
6
   Competent
7
   Professional
8
   Positive
9
   Respectful
10
   Dependable
Emerging Workforce Students
desired faculty traits
National Sample (n=176)
1
   Approachable
2
   Good communicator
3
   Professional
4
   Supportive
5
   Understanding
6
   Motivates others
7
   Mentoring attitude
8
   Receptive to people
9
   Sense of humor
10
   Dedicated
Trait comparison among 18-35 year olds
LEAST Desired Traits
   
LEADERS n=87
FACULTY n=176
MANAGERS n=143
1   Risk taker Risk taker Risk taker
2   Good business savvy Good business savvy Good business savvy
3   Cheerful High energy Cheerful
4   Calm Calm Creative
5   Detail-oriented Detail-oriented Detail oriented
Inspirational

Recommendations for Managers
  • Learn to negotiate and set boundaries.
  • Maintain balance in your own life.
  • Treat staff as associates, colleagues, not as subordinates.
  • Praise staff and be openly grateful for their contribution.
  • Get to know staff personally, know their names, their kids’ names, look them in the eye, give them personal attention via email.

Hospitals in 2010
  • Committee membership – an entrepreneurial opportunity. Will it be more popular than vacation?
  • Free agency – identify outcomes and who can get you there.
  • Transparency – What do the “guts” of healthcare look like? Identify how young colleagues can solve problems rather than create them.
  • Generational synergy – Recognize that hospitals must survive the amalgamation of 4 generations in the workplace.

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