Riding the Next Talent Wave

John Baldoni, in a recent CIO Magazine article Get Ready to Ride the Nexter Wave suggests the following five strategies to "live with" this next generation of workers:

Get used to them

Embrace their tech-savvy orientation

Tap into their aspirations

Roll with the tide

Instill discipline

Baldoni goes on to describe this worker:

Google is a way of life, not simply a search engine. It is the source of information for many things global as well as local. Instant communications is a necessity; these folks are connected wirelessly 24/7. Empowerment is an expectation; I can be my own boss. Flexibility is an entitlement. That is, you conform to me, or I’m gone.

--PBS’s Generation Next Series

What needs to change from a Training & Development perspective to engage this new type of learner?