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Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong
Dr. Kevin Snyder
• Motivational Speaker,
Consultant, Author
• Over 1,000 keynotes in
all 50 states
• Career in Student Affairs
Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong
Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong
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“The Tethered Generation”
“The Now
Generation has
become the ME
Generation.”
Boomers, 1976
“They have trouble making
decisions and have short
attention spans. They’d
rather hike the
Himalayas than climb
the corporate ladder.”
Gen X, 1990
“The Me, Me, Me Generation.
The Millennials are
lazy, self-entitled
trophy kids who still
live with their parents”
Millennials, 2013
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Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong
“So much of how
we perceive
something in our
lives is due to our
own generational
lens.”
Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong
Think Differently
@KevinCSnyder
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Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong
Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong
Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong
Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong
Previous
Generations
Yearbooks
Millennials
Facebook
Libraries Internet
Breakfast Club Glee
Walmart Amazon
Work-life Life-work
Balance/Flex
Development
Meaning
Culture
Sense of Purpose & Meaning
Fit/Culture are Important
Career Development
Feedback, Mentoring & Coaching
Flexibility and Autonomy
What Millennials Want
@KevinCSnyder
It’s more important to make
meaning than $$.
It’s important they work for a
company that makes a difference.
83%
78%
81% Fit & culture most important.
%
... want their boss to serve
more as a mentor vs
supervisor.
Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong
Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong
“We’ll be more
successful in less
time when we
have a strategy.”
@KevinCSnyder
XSInc.com
Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong
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Millennial Misconceptions: Dangers of Getting The Millennial Generation Wrong

Editor's Notes

  • #22: What is passion? How do we definite it and why is it important? How do we foster a passionate workforce culture? Is money a motivator? (Center for Talent Innovation found that money was NOT a major motivator among college students; rather, choosing when/where they work was important” (take-a-way: look beyond money; it’s the little things)
  • #23: What is passion? How do we definite it and why is it important? How do we foster a passionate workforce culture? Is money a motivator? (Center for Talent Innovation found that money was NOT a major motivator among college students; rather, choosing when/where they work was important” (take-a-way: look beyond money; it’s the little things)
  • #24: What is passion? How do we definite it and why is it important? How do we foster a passionate workforce culture? Is money a motivator? (Center for Talent Innovation found that money was NOT a major motivator among college students; rather, choosing when/where they work was important” (take-a-way: look beyond money; it’s the little things)
  • #35: What is passion? How do we definite it and why is it important? How do we foster a passionate workforce culture? Is money a motivator? (Center for Talent Innovation found that money was NOT a major motivator among college students; rather, choosing when/where they work was important” (take-a-way: look beyond money; it’s the little things)
  • #39: Brief storyline of the ‘FISH!’ philosophy whereby examples of workforce culture, engagement, and productivity (i.e. results) were all impacted. Overall point: if we can achieve this by selling DEAD FISH, then most certainly we can do it with people.
  • #48: What is passion? How do we definite it and why is it important? How do we foster a passionate workforce culture? Is money a motivator? (Center for Talent Innovation found that money was NOT a major motivator among college students; rather, choosing when/where they work was important” (take-a-way: look beyond money; it’s the little things)