(Almost) everything we think about managing millennials is wrong. Here’s why.

This article is part of the Contemporary leadership series

As Dilbert pointed out (in the best selling management book of all time The Dilbert Principle), our approach to talent management is deeply flawed.

Today’s workplace should look more like a jazz band (yes, that’s a pic of me) rather than a Dilbert-style bureaucracy that looks more like a dysfunctional marching band.

But meaningful change is beginning to happen. The digital revolution is enabling new models of collaboration that lead to better innovation and higher performance. A new generation of young workers (the Millennials or the Net Generation as I’ve called them) is entering the workforce and bringing a new culture. And the new work environment demands something better. This requires a rethinking of talent management.

This Blog is based on The Digital Economy, 20th Anniversary Edition by Don Tapscott, released October 24, 2014. Don Tapscott is the author of 15 books and rated by Thinkers50 as one of the top five living business thinkers in the world. He also plays keyboards in the band Men in Suits. On Twitter @dtapscott.