The #1 Missing Ingredient in Your Company’s Millennial Retention Strategy
Priyan, 26, was the golden child at his Fortune 500 financial services firm. Everyone knew it, and the numbers showed it, so nobody was surprised when his boss excitedly pulled him into the VP’s office to deliver good news. After listing Priyan’s accomplishments, his boss’ boss gave the floor to the VP. “Priyan, soon you’ll have my job. You can even have this unnecessarily large office if you’d like” she...
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Reflections on Loyalty and Leadercast 2017
In my new book, The Millennial Myth, I devote a whole chapter to the (mis)perception that millennials are disloyal. I argue that loyalty, by definition, is a two-way street and that, by better defining an organization’s purpose, loyalty is inspired for modern talent. This week, I was honored to attend Leadercast’s 2017 “Leadercast Live” conference as a Leadercast Now speaker. Leadercast’s...
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How Leaders Can Manage Org Stability to Inspire Loyalty
Millennials have a bad rap for being an entitled, job-hopping generation. Is it possible that companies are behaving as though they are entitled to loyalty they no longer deserve – from any generation? Inspired by an article written by Dr. Maria Gottschalk on the connection between engagement and organizational stability, I explored the idea of loyalty and organizational stability with my network. Upon sharing...
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