The Best Workplaces for Millennials Will Thrive in AI World
2024年7月18日 - 8:00PM
Gen Z (49%) and millennials (43%) are more excited to use AI tools
to enhance their work and organization than baby boomers and Gen X
combined (26%), according to a recent Great Place To Work® market
study of 1,544 employees.
But it’s hard to feel excited when you’re worried about how AI
will be used, even for optimistic young workers.
They need to trust both the technology and their leaders before
embracing AI’s potential. That won’t magically happen because
leaders want it to. Having AI tools doesn’t automatically mean
everyone’s on board.
“This is not a case of, ‘If you build it, they will come,’” says
Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work®. “It’s the other way
around. People will adopt AI tools if they trust their leaders.
Build trust, and they will come.”
Without trust, adoption rates will remain low and skepticism
high, putting many companies at a distinct disadvantage while
companies with high-trust cultures soar, like
the Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials™ in 2024.
Employees at this year’s winning companies outperformed their
peers in agility, productivity, and innovation. Notably, innovation
levels are a staggering 97% higher than at typical
organizations.
“These companies are thriving as a direct result not only of the
trust young generations put in their leaders, but all generations,”
Bush says. “When I’m asked which companies are going to succeed in
AI, I know where to look. Under the hood. Below the surface to the
foundation. Have leaders built a culture of trust for all? The
answer is yes for every company on this list.”
Here are the top five companies in the large category (1,000+
employees) on this year’s list:
- Cisco
- Hilton
- NVIDIA
- East West Bank
- Kimley-Horn
Here are the top five companies in the small- and
medium-sized category (50-999 employees):
- WestPac Wealth Partners
- Jobot
- ALKU
- Paramount Software Solutions
- FloQast, Inc.
“Congratulations to all of the Best Workplaces for Millennials
finalists,” says Matt Heimer, executive editor for features at
Fortune. “The expectations of this age cohort are setting a high
bar for employers. Millennials place an unusually high priority on
purpose-driven work and an equitable workplace. These companies are
in step with these expectations, and they’re setting themselves up
for continued success by committing to workplaces and environments
that attract this pivotal generation of business talent.”
Great Place To Work analysis pinpointed leadership behaviors
that will help set up workplaces for AI success:
- Employees who feel their leaders celebrate people who try new
and better ways of doing things are three times more likely
to report workplace agility.
- Employees in cooperative workplaces are 53% more likely to
report their workplaces are agile, and nearly seven times more
likely to report high levels of discretionary effort.
- Employees who see meaning in their work are not only 35% more
likely to innovate in the last year, but also more than twice as
likely to stay committed to their organization long-term.
Meaningful work is the top driver of retention for all
generations.
Images are available: Best Workplaces for
Millennials are AI Ready
Read how the Best Workplaces are using AI at their
organizations.
About the Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials
List
Great Place To Work selected the Fortune Best Workplaces for
Millennials List by surveying companies employing more than 8.2
million people in the U.S. with 1.3 million confidential survey
responses received. Of those, nearly 510,000 responses were
received from millennials at companies eligible for the list and
these rankings are based on that feedback.
To get on this list next year, start here.
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- Best Workplaces for Millennials are AI Ready
Kim Peters
Great Place To Work
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