Why Millennials Don’t Eat
Cereal
(and other important things you need
to know to develop a dynamic
workplace.)
Presented by Lisa Wilson
AESA Summer Leadership Conference
July 12, 2016
Outcomes for Today
Gain a better understanding of the
Millennial generation and strategies
for developing a dynamic workforce.
Each generation is shaped by the influences
they share during their formative years
resulting in a world view unique to that
generation.
Your generational location in life
strongly influences how you see life.
Each generation, when it attains power,
tends to repudiate the work of the
generation it has displaced and to reenact
the ideals of its own formative days.
Arthur Schlesinger
The Cycles of American History, 1989
Where are you?
Traditionalists--Born 1925-1945 (71+) 55 million
Boomers--Born 1946-1964 (52-70) 76 million
Gen Xers--Born 1965-1980 (36-51) 51 million
Millennials--Born 1981-2001 (15-35) 75 million
Cuspers
Cuspers stand in the gap between two
generations and often become experts at
mediating, translating, and mentoring.
Traditionalists/Boomers – 1940-45
Boomers/Gen Xers – 1960-65
Gen Xers/Millennials – 1975-80
Traditionalists (71+)
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Traditionalists (71+)
hwww.flickr.com
Boomers (52-70)
www.flicker.com
Boomers (52-70)
www.flicker.com
Gen X (36-51)
http:///commons.wikimedia.org
Gen X (36-51)
hhttp://www.picserver.org
Millennials (15-35)
http:///commons.wikimedia.org
http:///commons.wikimedia.org
http://youtu.be/M4IjTUxZORE
https://youtu.be/M4IjTUxZORE
7 tips
for creating a workplace
that appeals to
millennials.
30.5 billion annually
#1
Create Collaborative &
Flexible Workspaces
#1
Create collaborative &
flexible workspaces
#2
Provide technology and
resources to do the
work.
#1
Create collaborative &
flexible workspaces
#2
Provide technology and
resources to do the
work.
#3
Provide opportunities
for professional growth
and learning.
#1
Create collaborative &
flexible workspaces
#2
Provide technology and
resources to do the
work.
#3
Provide opportunities
for professional growth
and learning.
#4
Provide constant
feedback and
mentoring.
#1
Create collaborative &
flexible workspaces
#2
Provide technology and
resources to do the
work.
#3
Provide opportunities
for professional growth
and learning.
#5
Help them find purpose
and a career path.
#4
Provide constant
feedback and
mentoring.
#1
Create collaborative &
flexible workspaces
#2
Provide technology and
resources to do the
work.
#6
Communicate their way.
#5
Help them find their
purpose and career
path.
#3
Provide opportunities
for professional growth
and learning.
#4
Provide constant
feedback and
mentoring.
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Top 5 Rules
1) Tell us to read the whole e-mail.
● Thank You for using (service)
● (Season) is here!
● Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: re: (anything)
The Center for Generational Kinetics, LLC. http://www.genhq.com/GYRe5
Top 5 Rules
2) The pointier the bullet, the better.
3) If your e-mails have only a subject
line, you are actually sending text
messages.
Center for Generational Kinetics, LLC. http://www.genhq.com/GYRe5
Top 5 Rules
4) If your meetings require no decisions
or discussions, you are actually sending
e-mails.
5) A phone call is an invasion of privacy.
The Center for Generational Kinetics, LLC. http://www.genhq.com/GYRe5
k thx c u @4:30!!!1!!
#1
Create collaborative &
flexible workspaces
#2
Provide technology and
resources to do the
work.
#6
Communicate their way.
#7
Make room for
celebrations.
#5
Help them find their
purpose and career
path.
#3
Provide opportunities
for professional growth
and learning.
#4
Provide constant
feedback and
mentoring.
Millennials
Don’t Eat
Cereal
http://www.denverpost.com/2014/11/21/millennials-know-thatwork-life-balance-is-worth-fighting-for/
Purpose
Mastery
Autonomy
What will you do
differently as a result of
what you learned today?
Credits
Adkins, A. & Rigoni, B. What Millennials Want from a New Job. Published in Harvard Business Review,
May 11, 2016.
Bennis, W & Thomas, R. Geeks & Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining Moments Shape Leaders
The Center for Generational Kinetics, LLC.
http://www.genhq.com/GYRe5
Gallup, Inc. How Millennials Want to Work and Live, The Six Big Changes Leaders Have to Make. 2016
Lancaster, L.C., & Stillman, D. When Generations Collide
Shaw, Haydn. Sticking Points
Strauss, W. & Howe, N. Generations.
Tamblin, Brady. Creative Spaces for Your Millennial Staff, Published on Seattle Business Magazine ,
(http://seattlebusinessmag.com)