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MANAGING AND MOTIVATING MILLENNIAL EMPLOYEES By Trudi Charest, RO Half of the Canadian workforce will be made up of millen- nials by 2020*, according to Statistics Canada. Learning how to manage and motivate this group of em- ployees will not only aid in retention strategies, but also overall revenue and productivity. Millennials are driven by different motivations than their predecessors and will respond differently to the typical compensation and reward options that businesses have offered for decades. Here are some actionable ways to manage and motivate your millennial workforce: 22 EYE FOCUS February Digital 2019