Amid the technological revolution and the arrival of the internet, a new generation emerges, it s called generation Y. The entry of these new professionals in the labor market has caused a lot of discussion, mainly because many authors claim that these young people have very different attitudes and behaviors of their predecessors. Given these changes and the possible conflicts arising from the generation gap, this study investigated the professional challenges faced by leaders of generation Y through literature research and exploratory done through interviews with managers up to 30 years Rio city residents January. At the end of the study, analyzing the survey results , one comment that stood out was that different from hypothesized , the main challenges of these new leaders are personal in nature and not arising from the relationship with the older belonging managers , the generation Baby Boomers and generation X.