OPPI (Organization of the Pharma industry) had called me to speak at their national HR Conclave held at Mumbai on how to engage Generation Y (Age 22-35) working in the industry. Instead of giving "gyan" I shared 3 specific ideas which I have successfully put into practice. The audience seemed to love it.
1. OPPI Conclave : Nov 27, 2013
Attracting and Engaging - Gen Y
Sharing Practices from my experiences, observations and
learnings from my brush with Gen Y
Prof S K Palekar
Chairperson – Executive Education
S P Jain Institute of Management & Research
skpalekar@hotmail.com
2. My Major Gen Y Experiences
OF VARIOUS AGE GROUPS
Yuva Parivartan (NGO) : 15 – 20
Eureka Forbes (Sales) : 22-27
Exec Edu at S P Jain Institute (Education) : 30 -35
skpalekar@hotmail.com
3. Yuva Parivartan ( 1998 – Now )
“Giving a second chance” to dropouts
www.yuvaparivartan.org
Realizing the demographic dividend of India
through “livelihood skilling” .
Last year we trained 1 Lakh + in 75 centers
skpalekar@hotmail.com
4. Gen Y Eureka Forbes ( 1998- 2009)
“Your Friend For Life” at your door !
www.eurekaforbes.com
6000 people in 175 offices
Low fixed compensation : High Attrition
Huge load of sourcing, hiring and training
Making “Unready” candidates “Ready”
For one of the toughest selling jobs in India
skpalekar@hotmail.com
5. Gen Y at the
Executive Education Center
of S P Jain Institute
http://www.spjimr.org/pgemp/index.asp
Young Executives 30 – 35
Who learn concurrently with their job
skpalekar@hotmail.com
6. Gen Y Characteristics
Tech Savvy
Access to many influences
Less influence of parents and teachers
Multi-tasking
Attention deficit
Digital Interaction vs Real interaction
Traceable footprints : GPS, Uploads, tweets
Ambitious and also want instant gratification
skpalekar@hotmail.com
7. My Take
They are grown up physically but still to
grow in their outlook and purpose
They have many influences and their “Digital
: Real“ ratio is increasing day by day
Traditional influences of parents, teachers,
bosses, and company values are waning.
Their heroes are on Twitter, Facebook, You
tube
So, what do we do?
skpalekar@hotmail.com
8. So what do we do?
Sharing 3 Practices….
Gamification
Treat them as customers and not employees
Involve them in on-line communities
skpalekar@hotmail.com
9. Gamification
Example : Gathering Competitive Information
“Knowledge Olympics” at Eureka Forbes
Events, Participants, Marshalls,
Medals, Prizes, Photos, Video Conferences
skpalekar@hotmail.com
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12. Treat Them as Customers
You are not employing them.
You are motivating them to get satisfied through work.
skpalekar@hotmail.com
13. Service Profit Chain Model from HBR
You need a “Positioning” for internal customers too !
skpalekar@hotmail.com
17. Increase Earning Potential
Steps To Success Plan
Earn Forex
Millionaire at 61
In House Boutique
Company Bike
Incentive Plan
Basic Salary
skpalekar@hotmail.com
19. Involve them on-line
when they are off-site
The practice of using blogging
to create a community for each academic course
skpalekar@hotmail.com
20. Summary of 3 Practices
Gamify the work for Generation Y
Treat Generation Y employees as customers
Use tools like blogging for Generation Y
skpalekar@hotmail.com