Millennials

There Is No Ignoring Millennials

By Jodie Swee As an expert on generational differences and how to overcome them, I am fascinated and a little dismayed at a trend I am currently witnessing in the workforce conversation. For years we here at XYZ University have been getting inquiries about how to “deal” with Millennials, but now organizations are turning their attention to Gen Z. Don’t get me wrong, we should extend our attention to this upcoming generation as the oldest of them turned 22 this year and...

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by Jodie Swee

UN Commits to Working For Young People

By Sarah Sladek “Youth make up 25% of the population, but 100% of the future.” – Lilly Singh, speaking at UN Youth 2030 This week marked a historic event, with the United Nation's launch of Youth2030. Following is an excerpt from UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ opening remarks at the event which took place in New York: “It is a rare treat to see so many young people at the United Nations – unfortunately far too rare. Our world today is very young; home to 1.8 billion...

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by Sarah Sladek

New ASAE Book Talent Generation Offers Strategies for Associations to Engage, Retain Employees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New ASAE Book Talent Generation Offers Strategies for Associations to Engage, Retain Employees WASHINGTON—ASAE has released a new book called Talent Generation: How Visionary Organizations Are Redefining Work and Achieving Greater Success by Sarah L. Sladek, CEO and Founder of XYZ University. It examines the different talent theories and explains why organizations need to change their culture, strategy, and structure to recruit and retain employees in today’s post-industrial 21st century-raised workforce. According to Gallup’s How Millennials Want to Work and Live report, turnover in the workforce...

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by Sarah Sladek

Marching into a New Generation

2017 has been marked by an influx of poltical demonstrations. In 2016, 3.6 million Baby Boomers retired, Millennials became the largest generation in the workforce and Gen Z started entering the professional scene. How are the current generational shifts affecting our poltical landscape? Never marched in a political demonstration? Well, it appears that 2017 is the year to step outside your comfort zone and march in solidarity with like-minded individuals. Starting with the Women's March in January, we've witnessed numerous demonstrations on...

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by Sonja Moseley

How Long Will Your Organization Exist?

How long will your organization exist? Have you ever stopped to ponder this question This week I attended a presentation given by a state demographer who shared considerable research and data on the outlook of the national workforce—and suffice it to say the nation is headed towards a shocking reality. The bottom line: Our workforce is aging. Millions of workers will leave the workforce over the course of the next 15 years, and employers and government alike are largely unprepared for...

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by Sarah Sladek

The Coffice: Season 1, Episode 1 (ROWE)

Work-from-home employees have grown by 103% since 2005 and 3.7 million employees (2.8% of the workforce) now work from home at least half the time. Coffices (coffee shop offices) are on the rise as more workplaces embrace flexibility. Read the reflections from one of XYZ U's remote employees. Coffice: A coffee shop one makes into an office where non-coffee shop work is performed. It's in Urban Dictionary and it's becoming the norm. Walk into any coffee shop and you're bound to see a...

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by Sonja Moseley

Millennial Nomads, and how it could affect retaining employees…

According to a survey conducted by AfterCollege networking site, 59% of current job seekers look for a flexible work schedule from a prospective employer, while 70% said they’re more likely to accept a job if there’s the option to work from home at least one day a week. Both of these rank second to work/life balance. So, how is the Millennial Nomad life style possibly affecting your work culture? A Millennial Nomad, someone who sees themselves as an explorer, a thinker, a person...

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by Sarah Sladek

Keynote Urges Associations to Solve Global Workforce Crisis

Sarah Sladek issues up a call to action to the global association community to solve the workforce crisis at the Association World Congress. Yesterday, I was in Vienna for the Associations World Congress. I had the incredible honor of being an opening keynote presenter, and I took the responsibility quite seriously, issuing up a call to action to the global association community to solve the workforce crisis. The following are excerpts from my speech, which was largely based on my new book, Talent Generation,...

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by Sarah Sladek

A Call to Action for Hospitals: “We’re going to have deaths”

Healthcare is now the fastest-growing industry in the nation, partly because people are living longer and partly because the Baby Boomer generation—the largest generation of the 20th century and the largest percentage of the healthcare workforce—is now entering their retirement years. The team at XYZ University works with clients worldwide. In our travels, we learn about industries and see firsthand how generation gaps are threatening the future of workplaces, governments, and membership associations. Sarah Sladek shares her insights from South Carolina Hospital Association’s...

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by Sarah Sladek

Do You Think You Know What Millennials Need?

Steve Jobs knew what people wanted before they did. Maybe we know what Millennials need before they do? I was asked this by a Baby Boomer executive at a membership engagement summit I was running last week. This was in response to my comment that the reason younger generations weren’t engaging with organizations was because what was being offered was no longer relevant. His response, in essence, was “We’re older, don’t we know what’s best for them?” Fair question, sir. That’s a...

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by Jodie Swee