The Kids Are Alright: Millennials In The Workplace

HighEdWeb Michigan 2015

Transcript

1. The Kids Are Alright
   Managing Millennials In The Workplace
   @ronbronson
   #hewebMI 2015
   

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2. HI I’M RON BRONSON.
   13+ years managing digital properties for institutions &
   government.
   Digital product strategy & implementation, governance & cross-
   functional expert.
   

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3. SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT MILLENIALS?
   

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4. How talks about
   millennials usually go.
   

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5. Gallup poll in 2013
   reported that 74% of
   U.S. workers reported
   being “not engaged” or
   “actively disengaged”
   

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6. By 2020, 46% of the
   working population
   will be millennials
   

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7. 64% of them say it’s a priority for them to
   make the world a better place.
   72% would like to be their own boss.
   79% of them would want that boss to serve
   more as a coach or mentor.
   88% prefer a collaborative work-culture rather
   than a competitive one.
   74% want flexible work schedules.
   

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8. They prefer in-person team
   work: 60% of millennials
   would prefer to collaborate in
   person vs. online (34%
   percent) phone or
   videoconference (6% percent).
   

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9. I LIVE IN THE REAL
   WORLD AND NONE
   OF THIS FANCIFUL
   STUFF IS GOING TO
   HAPPEN IN OUR
   ORGANIZATION.
   

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10. But what can YOU do
    is a leader/manager/
    supervisor/director/
    bossperson?
    

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11. What’s your role as an
    aspiring leader/
    manager/millennial?
    Everyone has a job to
    play!
    

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12. Simplify the process
    where possible
    

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15. Be a responsive
    leader - advocate!
    

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16. Identify talent early
    

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17. Communicate early &
    often
    

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18. Don’t take a desire to
    move up as a threat.
    Empower them to
    thrive.
    

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19. Some modern
    leadership examples
    

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20. “transformation is
    always more
    uncertain than
    incremental
    progress.”
    

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21. Leadership as a
    service. People
    buy in or don’t.
    

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23. Takeaways
    

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24. 1. Leadership isn’t a spectator sport.
    2. Mentorship is the new management.
    3. Communicate your expectations.
    4. Define what “paying dues” really
    means to you, if you ascribe to that
    ideology.
    5. Promote when possible.
    

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25. Questions?
    @ronbronson

    ronbronson.com
    

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