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There are 6 functional changes we need to make in order to keep Millennials engaged in the marketplace.

Millennials do not work for a paycheck, rather they work for a purpose.

• They want purpose to be intermingled in their job. They want their work to matter
• APPLICATION: Connect their purpose in life with the purpose of the organization. Ask them what they care about, then connect them with what the company cares about.

Millennials are not pursuing job satisfaction, but development.

• They seek personal affirmation and improvement.
• APPLICATION: Ask them what they want to do and then get them into a position that fulfills that answer.

Millennials want to take responsibility faster than they want to give it.

• Millennials are impatient – they want freedom to get the answers themselves.
• They seek empowerment on the job. In the past we have required experience before empowerment.
• Most leaders delegate tasks rather than give authority. When you give tasks you create followers, when you give authority you create leaders.
• APPLICATION: Follow the 10/80/10 rule. As a leader be on the task the first 10%. Let them move forward with the project for the next 80%. As the leader return for the last 10% to evaluate the work.

Millennials Do not want a boss, they want a coach.

• Millennials do not want command and control, nor do they trust structured leadership, titles, levels, etc.
• They seek someone to walk beside and with them.
• The best ideas is the goal, not just the bosses ideas.
• APPLICATION: Keep constant communication with millennials.

Millennials do not want annual reviews, they seek constant conversations.

• This is referred to as “management by walking around.” Ken Blanchard
• APPLICATION: Get out of your office and engage Millennials in what they are doing on a daily basis.

Millennials want cultural compatibility.

• They want to come to work and yet feel at home.
• They seek work/life balance. They do not want to be placed in a box, they seek flexibility in their schedules.
• APPLICATION: Value Millennials, they desire to feel valued more than anything./

RECAP: 71% of Millennials are the least engaged generation at work. You are going to have problems when two-thirds of your workforce is disengaged. Start with reinventing yourself as a leader. Odds are your experience will lead to the wrong solution. WHY? You are attempting to solve modern problems with yesterday’s methods. Start NOW! It is never too late.

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