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Managing Millennials in the Workplace

Who are these new employees in your workplace? How do you relate to or manage this latest generation to enter the workforce? These younger employees are technologically wired, highly educated and eager to make a difference in their workplace. This highly interactive workshop is filled with information that you can apply immediately in your organization.

Millennials were born 1980 - 2000 and this generation is almost as large as the Baby Boomer generation. An achievement oriented group, these new employees are technically connected 24/7 and use social networking to connect with their peers. This high achieving generation wants to immediately make an impact in their career and is anxious to take on leadership roles.

Each participant will also receive a copy of Vivek Iyyani's book Empowering Millennials

Objective

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Learn about what makes the millennial generation tick and how their needs are different than older worker directly from a millennial
• Discover new research that shows the differences between what managers and millennials think about the workplace and how to get ahead
• Hear case studies from leading companies who have created programs and practices that effectively target millennials.
• Learn about the culture and events that have shaped the Millennial Generation.
• Determine ways to improve communication and building relationships with this generation.
• Generate ideas about how to manage and coach this generation of employees.

Application

At the end of the course, participants will be able to apply their knowledge to:

• Build better rapport with the Millennials within their team/department/organization
• Communicate effectively with the different generations based on their main motivations
• Provide Feedback using the Millennial Feedback Model
• Engage the Millennials better for higher retention within the organization Use a series of strategies and tactics to create an environment that capitalizes on the strengths of the Millennial Employee
• Understand when to coach, what to coach and how to coach the Millennial employee
• Reduce intergenerational conflict within the team/department/organization by sharing relevant case studies to their team members

Outline

Module 1: The Differences: Three Generations at Work

• Generational Cohorts
• Millennial Manifesto
• Gen Xer/Boomer Manifesto

Module 2: Leading & Motivating Multi-Generational Teams

• Managing Intergeneration Conflicts
• Understanding the Motivators for all generations
• Leading Millennials
• How to lead, communicate & motivate multi-generation teams successfully
• Points of Tension Between Managers & Millennials
• Manager’s Perception, Millennial Values & Core Competencies
• Competencies Managers Need to Succeed
• Incenting the Entitled: Rewarding the Right Things
• Communicate Desired Outcomes and Expectations
• Millennial Feedback Model

Module 3: Motivating Millennials

• Engaging the Self-Absorbed
• Adapt Management and Communication Styles
• Motivating the Indifferent
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Motivation
• Hierarchy of Capabilities That Contribute to Success
• Motivate with Meaningful Challenge
• Millennial Motivation Diagnosticse studies to their team members

Who should attend

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Testimonials

"Excellent course with very rich material. Prior to the course, I had lost faith in the Millennials and their ability to contribute to our business. I am now energized about their potential and with a renewed faith in my ability to better understand how to effectively lead them to reach their full potential."

"I was uncertain of the value of the training when I signed up and I have a new perspective and appreciation for the Millennials. Will leave the training taking a fresh approach at managing Millennials."

Feedback & experience of fellows participants are useful. Role playing was great and great that trainer is a millennial!
Antics@play

Having a millennial trainer helps to give perspective and their views from their points which personally I find is good for us to understand more. Good trainer being neutral.
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Profile of Vivek Iyyani

Generational Leadership Speaker • Award-Winning Author • LinkedIn Top Voice • Marketing, Branding & Leadership • On a mission to build a culture of mutual respect & effective communication across all generations

Vivek Iyyani has inspired over 25,000 individuals through his talks on leadership, motivation, and peak performance. With a decade of experience in the industry, he has delivered more than 500 keynotes and seminars across Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and India.

As a thought leader in the future of work, Vivek helps organizations adapt to a Millennial-driven workforce. He equips leaders with the insights and strategies needed to foster collaboration across generations, maximizing team synergy and productivity.

Vivek partners with business owners and directors across diverse industries to refine their Employer Brand, ensuring it resonates with Millennials. His expertise is backed by extensive research on SMEs, MNCs, and non-profit organizations that rely on attracting, recruiting, and retaining top Millennial talent.

He is also the author of Empowering Millennials: The 5-Step Sequence to Design a Life of Fun, Freedom & Fortune. A certified Behavioral Psychology Specialist, Vivek has furthered his expertise with certifications in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), MBTI, and TetraMap personality profiling.