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It’s worth your time
Managing Millennials
Dan Weir, Frost Valley YMCA
Lindsay Hutchinson, Frost Valley YMCA

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Ground Rules

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“All generalizations
are false,
including this one.”
-Mark Twain

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We are not going to change your
management style this afternoon

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This is the ‘201’ level class

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Today’s Goals

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Go over 5 areas of emphasis with
managing a millennial

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Leave with takeaways

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Answer your questions

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What goals do you have today?

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What is a millennial?

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Generations
Silent
70+
Baby
Boomers
51-69
Gen X
35-50
Millennial
18-35

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Negative effect of Helicopter Parents

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From the
American College Health Association
Surveyed 100,000 college students from
153 different campuses about their health
in 2013

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84.3%
felt overwhelmed by all they had to do

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51.3%
felt overwhelming anxiety

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Wants to take on the world,
doesn’t know where to start first

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Grown up with technology

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Technology moving too fast to study

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Access to everything

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As consumers they want
Technology
Social
Collaborate
Adventure
Value

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5areas
of focus

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#1
Sense of Purpose

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WHY: No difference between
a “calling” & a “career”

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WHY: They want to do good

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HOW: This is our advantage

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HOW: Our 3 deliverables
set the stage

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HOW: Are you encouraging
“cause driven leadership”?

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WHAT: Profit companies are
working in more philanthropy

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WHAT: It’s being noticed

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Find another statistics
WHAT: It’s being reported on

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#2
Relationships

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WHY: They want to be
part of a team

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WHY: Authenticity matters more
than professionalism

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WHY: equality = fairness

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HOW: explain to their parents that
you need a working relationship
with the employee

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HOW: set up a mentor.
It doesn’t have to be you.

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HOW: build a community by creating teams
outside the departments

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WHAT: Roommates meet before getting to
school

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WHAT: Staff Appreciation & Company
Gatherings

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WHAT: “Millennials at work: reshaping the
workplace” from PricewaterhouseCoopers

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#3
Professional
Development

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WHY: Choose a job based how much they
are invested in, not salary

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WHY: Investing in them = believing
in them

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WHY: Know what they want to do, but
don’t know how to do it

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HOW: Send them to networking
opportunities & trainings

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HOW: Invite them along with you

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HOW: Create it for your seasonal
staff

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HOW: teach them project
management

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WHAT: If they become too good, won’t
they leave?

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#4
Flexibility

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WHY: Access to information,
people, anything is so easy

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WHY: When they are motivated,
they want to do it now

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WHY: work-life balance
is very important

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HOW: Use technology

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HOW: teach boundaries on how
to use technology

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HOW: be flexible but also
pragmatic about time

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HOW: give access to you when
you are available

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WHAT: Flexibility in schedule is now
a competitive edge

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• Business Insider “The most flexible companies to
work for in America”
• WSJ “How to Find Companies With Flexible Work
Arrangements”
• US News & World Reports “Top 25 Companies for
Work-Life Balance”

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WHAT: “Millennials at work: reshaping the
workplace” from PricewaterhouseCoopers

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#5
Leadership

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WHY: They need to know you
believe in them

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WHY: They don’t know how to take
criticism

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WHY: Want to be part of a
movement

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HOW: debriefing

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HOW: teach them how to take criticism.
Open up about your career path.

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HOW: use following their “calling” to
your Y’s benefit

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HOW: teach them how to say no

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Collaboration &
Team work
Creativity &
Imagination
Critical thinking
Problem
Solving
WHAT: 21st century skills movement

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WHAT: resiliency is being sought
after

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The secret about
these 5 areas is…

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You knew most of
this already

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To get where you are,
you had to master
these 5 areas

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The millennials
want to be in
your position

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Be intentional about
using you expertise
to your advantage

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This is a community
wide effort –
a culture

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The slideshow &
handout at
danlovescamp.com
by 9am tomorrow

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It’s worth your time
Managing Millennials
Dan Weir, Frost Valley YMCA
Lindsay Hutchinson, Frost Valley YMCA