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Top 10 Ways to Engage Your Millennial Talent P. Quake Pletcher 03/16/2022 Confidential Information of Quake LLC 1

Top Ten Ways to Engage the Millennial Workforce

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Page 1: Top Ten Ways to Engage the Millennial Workforce

Top 10 Ways to Engage Your Millennial Talent

P. Quake Pletcher

04/18/2023 Confidential Information of Quake LLC 1

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10. Get in touch with their ‘Specialness’

“The 20s inherently are an inward-looking period of one’s life, where people focus on themselves and personal growth.” - Nancy SeligsonMission: Adulthood: How the 20-Somethings of Today Are Transforming Work, Love, and Life.

So…

Tap into their uniqueness. Using two popular style and strengths assessments yields over a half million different combinations. Expose your Millennials to their actual specialness.

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9. Give them stretch projects outside

70% of Development should be from experiential learning. So…

Take advantage of the fact that Millennials volunteer at extraordinarily high rates (63%) by loaning them out, but be sure they are exposed to coaching/mentoring.

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8. Encourage social networking up

Millennials respect their elders, especially morals and work ethic (Pew Research 2010) So…

With 10,000 Boomers retiring every day, facilitate formal and informal networking with the Millennial workforce before they exit.

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7. Encourage social networking sideways

Given the transparency of social position via networks, peers naturally benchmark for motivation. Why not…

Make sure that peer group benchmarking information is socially available in fun and non-threatening ways.

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6. Encourage social networking outside

Even if you win hearts and minds at work… Millennials rarely work at work. In fact, 8 of 10 think they should work when they want. (MTV No Collars Worker Survey) So…

Intentionally support Millennials to engage with Professional Groups, Industry Associations, Competitors. Earn trust, b/c you couldn’t stop them if you tried.

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5. Give feedback frequently

“They want to know that they’ve done a good job, and they want to know now.” (Gilbert, 2011)

So Be Brief…

The vast amount of communication is consumed in real-time, twitter-like bites. Its not just feedback anymore, its Newsfeedback.

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4. Give positive feedback

Neuroscientists have established that the common biological response to negative feedback is to have an emotional response first. It’s processed in the same place we would an attacking lion.

But Be Bright…

People, like moths, are drawn to light, not darkness. Promote positive feedback.

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3. Give feedback that’s fresh

“Traditional semi-annual reviews are too infrequent for Millennials.” (Gilbert, 2011) And Always Be On…

Feedback should be fresh, but also refresh-able. Create a system that gathers feedback at the point of experience, and archived for later review.

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2. Give feedback that’s structured

“Feedback needs to be structured in a way that leaves no room for misunderstanding… clear and specific.” (Gilbert, 2011) So…

Be sure to follow a basic format like Situation, Action, Impact. “Attagirls” and “Good jobs” don’t cut it.

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1. Provide open, social and mobile apps

Technological use (24%) is the #1 characteristic that makes Millennials unique (Pew Research 2010)

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