7 Modern Tips for Marketing to Millennials
In the world of marketing, there is always something changing where new trends continue to manifest. However, innovation is happening faster than ever, making it more important than ever to pay attention to the trends that are happening in the marketplace. For instance, only 22% of businesses are satisfied with their conversion funnels. When the […]
3 Ways to Manage an Unmotivated Millennial Employee
The evidence is clear and abundant- 71% of Millennials, according to Gallup Research are not engaged in the workplace. So, what do managers usually do when they deal with younger employees who are not engaged or motivated? Complain, read about them online, and for the more ambitious, go to Human Resources and ask them to […]
Why Millennials or You Should Not Be Afraid to Switch Jobs
Gallup Research refers to the Millennial generation as the Job-Hopping Generation for good reason. In their recent research, Gallup found that 60% of Millennials are currently open for a new job opportunity, 15% higher than any other generation. In addition, only 29% of Millennials are engaged in their current line of work. These stats paint […]
How to Manage Career Impatient Millennials – 3 Management Strategies
Trying to shut down a Millennial’s desire for career development is like designing a Lamborghini with economy friendly miles per gallon. You just won’t be able to do it, and if you did, it won’t be a Lamborghini anymore. According to Gallup Research, 87% of Millennials say that they want career opportunities in the jobs […]
How to Deal with Entitled Employees – A Four Step Process
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBN2SCONIbc[/embedyt] In the world of management, entitlement does not come up very often, but when it does it’s enough to make anyone want to quit being a manager. Simply having someone think the world revolves around them, or certain rules don’t apply to them can not only disrupt your working relationship with them, but […]
5 Questions to Screen for Entitled Employees
One of the biggest challenges that employers face when hiring younger employees is dealing with entitlement. However, entitlement is not the typical form of someone taking selfies all the time. It usually falls under narcissism, where Psychology Today defines as “Individuals with this disorder exhibit a lack of ability to empathize with others and an […]
4 Bulletproof Strategies to Engage Millennial Employees
In 2018, engagement in the workplace comes at a very low 34% according to Gallup Research. At the heart of engagement, Millennials tend to be the Labyrinth. Unable to solve nor understand for many employers. Give them extra benefits, they will still leave. Offer them career development opportunities, they switch companies explaining that want to […]
How to Recruit Millennials and Gen Y – 3 Groundbreaking Mindset Shifts
Read an article or two on recruiting Millennials (born 1981-1996) and you will find a lot of the same advice: build relationships, provide career growth opportunities, focusing on a mission, etc. Unfortunately, a lot of this advice applies to many generations. Ask a generation that wouldn’t prefer an authentic hiring manager, or a recruiter that […]
6 Proven Ways to Effectively Retain Millennial Employees
With all the articles out there on retaining Millennial employees, many of them are helpful in showing what the key areas are, but rarely how to implement it. For instance, when someone says creating growth opportunities, how do you actually implement that in the workplace? Do you give your employees extra projects? Do you promote […]
What is the Difference Between Generation Y and Millennial?
So what is the difference between Millennials and Generation Y? Are they the same thing? But if they are, why are there two different names? These questions always drive me crazy when I read about generations in the media, so I decided to write this article to set the record straight. Often, people use them […]