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Creating a purpose-driven workplace

adam smiley poswolsky AUTHOR, THE QUARTER-LIFE BREAKTHROUGH

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Source: Gallup (2013)

70%Source: Gallup, State of the American Workplace Report (2013)

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FIND BELIEVERS

WE ARE NOT THE “ME ME ME” GENERATION

PURSUE MEANING

“Being human always points, and is directed, to something or someone, other than oneself—be it a meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter. The more one forgets himself—

by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love—the more human he is.”

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-Viktor Frankl

reflects who you are and what your interests are,

allows you to share your gifts to help others,

provides a community of believers that will support your dreams, and is financially viable

given your desired lifestyle.

MEANINGFUL WORK

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what millennials really want• Sense of MEANING

• Coaching and mentoring

• Learning, leadership development

• Flexible work, remote work, work-life balance

Source: Deloitte Millennial Survey (2016)

MILLENNIAL ENGAGEMENT• Digital

• Clear

• Fluid

• FastSource: “When Millennials Take Over” by Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant (Ideapress Publishing, 2015)

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT• Purpose

• Value

• Renewal

• FocusSource: The Energy Project (Tony Schwartz and Christine Porath, The New York Times, “Why You Hate Work”, 5/20/14).

Employees who derive meaning reported 1.7 times higher job satisfaction, and 1.4 times more engaged at work. Employees who have supportive supervisors are 1.3 times as likely to stay with the organization and are 67 percent more engaged.

Employees who take a break every 90 minutes report a 30 percent higher level of focus. Only 20 percent said they were able to focus on one task at a time at work, but those who could were 50 percent more engaged.

AvG. millennial’s job= 2-3 years !

AvG. job TENURE= 5 years Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

2/3 of millennials expect to leave their

job by 2020Source: Deloitte Millennial Survey (2016)

65% of today’s kids will end up in jobs that

haven’t been invented yetSource: U.S. Department of Labor

“MAXIMIZE THE RATE OF LEARNING WHILE MINIMIZING

THE RATE OF TIME TO TRY IDEAS.” !

-TOM CHI, FORMER HEAD OF EXPERIENCE AT GOOGLE X

greatest opportunities for companies

to empower MILLENNIAL TALENT

1. MAKE AN IMPACT 2. PROVIDE SKILLS & TRAINING

3. re-invent their career

EMPOWER millennials• Purpose: alignment with role, mission, and team

• value: Mentorship, skills exchange, and co-leadership

• Autonomy: Encourage career exploration, flexible/remote JOBS

• experiment: HR supports A 2-5 YEAR LEARNING JOURNEy

*Currently 34% of the workforce are freelance. Source: Freelancer’s Union See Daniel Pink’s Drive for Purpose/ Mastery /Autonomy reference

EMPOWER millennials• ENGAGE: frequent feedback and Positive reinforcement, SUPERVISOR = MENTOR, VALUES-

ALIGNED culture design, TEAM BUILDING, design thinking

• EXPLORE: OFFER apprenticeships, “experiment-ships”, unpaid sabbaticals for purpose-driven projects

• IncluDE: inclusion > hierarchy

• balance: deliver employee perks tied to quality of life, renewal, creativity, play, FOCUS, health & wellness

• COMMUNITY: create exponential communities to BUILD diverse and dynamic networks

HR IS THE NEW LIFE COACH

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MILLENNIALS WANT exponential community

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wealth is measured by your community,

not your bank account@whatsupsmiley

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be a brand with a mISSION !

design culture that is more than just culture

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transform employees (and the world)

MAKE THE ASK

WE Are THE PURPOSE

GENERATION

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Creating a purpose-driven workplace

adam smiley poswolsky AUTHOR, THE QUARTER-LIFE BREAKTHROUGH

SMILEYPOSWOLSKY.COM

@whatsupsmiley

Copyright 2016 by Adam S. Poswolsky. All rights reserved.