Engaging the Echo Boomer: Teamwork at Workplace

Understanding the revolution in demographic behavior and personality of Malaysian workers should have more concentration and awareness from all levels such as academicals unit, employers, employees, and policy makers. Echo Boomers are defined as the young generation (Gen Y), and set to be the future hope and talent in ensuring high performance and profitability return to the organisation. Hence, a major changing in the work-force today is expected in achieving extraordinary result due to different values, attitudes and skill among the generational diversity. Echo Boomers characteristics are described as technologically savvy, ability to multitask, optimistic in favor of comprehensive style of management, dislike slowness and desire of getting immediate feedback about their enquiries and performance. At the moment, there are no exit door specialize for the employees and employers to escape from the situation. This study aims to understand the teamwork culture at workplace among echo boomer generations employees. In order to verify and demonstrate the research problem, three independent variables motivation, mentoring/coaching and career development were chosen as the determinant for teamwork among the echo boomer employees at the workplace. By understanding the key dimension that associated with teamwork or team based, the organization can create a positive work environment, harmonious and comfortable workplace that encourages productivity of working values and ethics.