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What Do They Want

can do those things will be more real, more personal, and more successful at leading anyone, not just millennials. Swallowing our pride and doing this is easy for some and virtually impossible to others. If you can teach or train yourself to improve in this area, you will be more successful with the millennials.

millennials. Swallowing our pride and doing this is easy for some and virtually impossible to others. If you can teach or train yourself to improve in this area, you will be more successful with the millennials.

As you go through meetings and communications with them, you must “overshare” and tell them your mission, your visions, and your purpose. If you don’t, they will never know, understand, nor buy into those things. And likely pack their bags sooner rather than later finding an organization that will. They want to know your organization’s “Why”. Have you told your team members these things yet?

We could talk about many things, but to finish up, they want training, they especially want mentorship, and they are looking to you for guidance, but as you do so, they want to also be able to provide input. Hiring them, and then letting them go without guidance and mentorship will likely fail. But again, they like to “be heard”.

As you go through meetings and communications with them, you must “overshare” and tell them your mission, your visions, and your purpose. If you don’t, they will never know, understand, nor buy into those things. And likely pack their bags sooner rather than later finding an organization that will. They want to know your organization’s “Why”. Have you told your team members these things yet?

We could talk about many things, but to finish up, they want training, they especially want mentorship, and they are looking to you for guidance, but as you do so, they want to also be able to provide input. Hiring them, and then letting them go without guidance and mentorship will likely fail. But again, they like to “be heard”.

Some may have bad ideas, but before you squelch any ideas, remember, they are all watching how you react. If you squelch the bad idea, the “thoroughbred” that you hired will be watching that and will be less likely to present his awesome idea. If you have hired right and done many of these things,

Some may have bad ideas, but before you squelch any ideas, remember, they are all watching how you react. If you squelch the bad idea, the “thoroughbred” that you hired will be watching these millennials that drive us all nuts, can do awesome things. They are out there, but we must lead them, form excellent relationships, communicate well, share our purpose, missions, and visions, and be real by telling our failures. that and will be less likely to present his awesome idea. If you have hired right and done many of these things, these millennials that drive us all nuts, can do awesome things. They are out there, but we must lead them, form excellent relationships, communicate well, share our purpose, missions, and visions, and be real by telling our failures.

And I forgot one thing, give them regular feedback. Remember, they were raised getting trophies for winning as well as losing. We will make that the next article, KRAs and Feedback! **

And I forgot one thing, give them regular feedback. Remember, they were raised getting trophies for winning as well as losing. We will make that the next article, KRAs and Feedback! **

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