More than two-thirds (69%) of millennials aged 18-34 claim
they learn more from technology than from people, according to an online Harris
Poll survey conducted for Growing Leaders, a global nonprofit that produces
leadership training resources. That contrasts with only about half of
respondents aged 45 and older who made the same statement.
There was a gender variance, with 33% of male
millennials “strongly” agreeing that they learn more from tech than from people,
but only 19% of female millennials saying the same.
In addition, almost 60% of millennials reported they regularly feel
overwhelmed in their daily life, compared to just 42% of adults overall. In
every age group, more women than men indicated they regularly feel overwhelmed.
“Most of us don’t believe kids will be ready for
adulthood when it arrives,” Tim Elmore, Growing Leaders’ founder and president,
said in a statement. "We, as a collective force of parents, teachers, coaches,
and mentors, must do a better job in helping prepare this future generation to
be effective leaders.” That includes imbuing them with resilience and resolve,
he added.
