The document discusses strategies for managing Millennial employees over their career lifespan. It identifies five phases of Millennial employment: Exploratory, Pre-Hire, Novice, Adapter, Comfortable Contributor, Courageous Influencer, and Authority Figure. For each phase, common questions and concerns of Millennial employees are presented. The keys to successful Millennial management are external professional development, internal mentorship and coaching, clarity from leadership, goal-setting, and accountability. Research shows that improving employee happiness increases productivity by 12% while unhappy employees are 10% less productive.

1. Millennials@Work:
The Keys to Employee Development
Through The Life Cycle
Joey Price
Jumpstart:HR, LLC
www.jumpstart-hr.com
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2. Millennial’s Really Are Taking Over… At
Some Point (#WorldTakeover)
By 2020, Millennials will be approximately 50% of the US workforce.
By 2030, 75% of the Global Workforce.
(Source: IBM; Photo: healthbeat.spectrumhealth.org)
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3. The Five Active
Phases of Millennial Employment
Exploratory
Pre-Hire
Novice
Adapter
Comfortable
Contributor
Courageous
Influencer
Authority
Figure
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4. The Key to Managerial Success:
Make Millennial Workers Happy
(#WinWin)
“Employee happiness leads to
12% increase in productivity.
Unhappy employees are 10% less
productive.
Source: University of Warwick
Research.
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5. “Companies like Google have invested more in employee support and employee satisfaction ha
as a result. For Google, it rose by 37%, they know what they are talking about. Under scient
controlled conditions, making workers happier really pays off.”
– Professor Oswald
“The driving force seems to be that h
workers use the time they have
effectively, increasing the pace at which
can work without sacrificing quality.”
– Dr. Sgroi
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6. The Five Active
Phases of Millennial Employment
Exploratory
Pre-Hire
Novice
Adapter
Comfortable
Contributor
Courageous
Influencer
Authority
Figure
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7. Exploratory Pre-Hire
Why would I want to work at your organization?
How does your company help make the world a better place?
Is your brand mission one I can stand behind?
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8. Exploratory Pre-Hire
External Professional Development Internal Mentorship and Coaching
Clarity from the Top Goal-Setting and Accountability
Building Blocks of
Millennial Management
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9. Novice Adapter
Do expectations meet reality?
Do I feel confident that I can succeed here?
Do I like my manager and team?
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10. Novice Adapter
External Professional Development Internal Mentorship and Coaching
Clarity from the Top Goal-Setting and Accountability
Building Blocks of
Millennial Management
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11. Comfortable Contributor
What’s the next step?
Do I believe I make a difference here?
How is my manager preparing me for the next
step in my career?
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12. Comfortable Contributor
External Professional Development Internal Mentorship and Coaching
Clarity from the Top Goal-Setting and Accountability
Building Blocks of
Millennial Management
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13. Courageous Influencer
Does my voice matter in the organization?
Do I feel confident that I can lead here?
What responsibility do I have in leader or managing up?
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14. Courageous Influencer
External Professional Development Internal Mentorship and Coaching
Clarity from the Top Goal-Setting and Accountability
Building Blocks of
Millennial Management
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15. Authority Figure
Am I being fairly compensated?
What is my motivation for being in this role?
What are my leadership blind spots?
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16. Novice Adapter
External Professional Development Internal Mentorship and Coaching
Clarity from the Top Goal-Setting and Accountability
Building Blocks of
Millennial Management
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17. The Five Active
Phases of Millennial Employment
Exploratory
Pre-Hire
Novice
Adapter
Comfortable
Contributor
Courageous
Influencer
Authority
Figure
@JoeyVPriceHR | www.jumpstart-hr.com