Published by Microsoft.com: Crystal Kadakia converts the myth of ‘lazy, entitled’ millennials into modern workplace strategies
by Vanessa Ho About seven years ago, Crystal Kadakia was a training manager at a Fortune 50 company when she began noticing negative media stories about millennials. She started to see simplistic charts that summed up entire generations – millennials, boomers, Generation X – in a few words. None of it conformed to what she knew. She decided to start Invati Consulting, an Atlanta-based company that helps...
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Podcast by Nonfiction4Life: In Depth Look at The Millennial Myth
Even as digital technology is disrupting workplace culture, Crystal Kadakia, author of The Millennial Myth: Transforming Misunderstanding into Workplace Breakthroughs, is aiming to solve the biggest human capital trend of our next decade: millennials in the workplace. To remain competitive, we not only need generational diversity; we need to embrace, harness, engage modern talent. As a thought leader and...
Read MoreThe #1 Missing Ingredient in Your Company’s Millennial Retention Strategy
Priyan, 26, was the golden child at his Fortune 500 financial services firm. Everyone knew it, and the numbers showed it, so nobody was surprised when his boss excitedly pulled him into the VP’s office to deliver good news. After listing Priyan’s accomplishments, his boss’ boss gave the floor to the VP. “Priyan, soon you’ll have my job. You can even have this unnecessarily large office if you’d like” she...
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What Clues Do Millennials Hold for Modern Learning and Development?
Millennials: the word we are – dare I say it – sick of. Yet we still don’t understand how to deal with the changes that became urgent when this generation joined the workplace. I began speaking on this topic over five years ago when I saw HR leaders repeating generational stereotypes. In my work, I have given over 100 talks that have left attendees saying, “I will never use the words ‘lazy’ and ‘entitled’ again”...
Read MoreWhat Can American Workplaces Learn From 2017’s #1 Happiest Country in the World, Norway?
Earlier this year, the World Happiness Index reported that Norway was the new #1 happiest country in the world (the US dropped a few places to #14). What makes Norway so happy? And what implications does that have in their workplace? I recently presented at two world class events (Dossier Forum, a quarterly event hosted by a Talent/Learning Management Software company about Millennials and modern learning; and...
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Reflections on Loyalty and Leadercast 2017
In my new book, The Millennial Myth, I devote a whole chapter to the (mis)perception that millennials are disloyal. I argue that loyalty, by definition, is a two-way street and that, by better defining an organization’s purpose, loyalty is inspired for modern talent. This week, I was honored to attend Leadercast’s 2017 “Leadercast Live” conference as a Leadercast Now speaker. Leadercast’s...
Read MoreTop 10 Reasons to Support the Launch of The Millennial Myth
#1 To spread my philosophy that makes the conversation throughout the workplace less about Millennials, and more about digital behavior. Stop complaining and start modernizing already! #2 To watch rankings soar #3 Because you absolutely need more of this #4 And you want to be able to post this: #5 Or this: #6 To keep my book’s place next to well-known authors #7 You want more of this. #8 To leave an...
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An Inside Look at The Millennial Myth: Transforming Misunderstanding into Workplace Breakthroughs
Cats and dogs…oil and water…red states and blue…all are catchphrases that instantly convey opposition, difference, conflict. How about millennials and baby boomers? Was your immediate reaction, “Yup, them too”? In the workplace, where older and younger generations engage side by side on a daily basis, are we destined to hold opposing visions of what it means to be an effective, productive...
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Crossing Oars: Team Building through Intuitive Interdependence
One of the biggest myths today, especially with regards to the millennial generation, is that team building is as simple as creating a fun, collegiate environment through changes like installing ping pong tables, offering free food, and hosting Friday happy hours. That’s what they are used to and are asking for, right? Much more lies beneath the surface, like many millennial beliefs. Millennial workplace...
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3 Things Government Workplaces Get Right for Millennials
What comes to mind when Millennials and Gen Z picture working for the government? Is it the dreaded paper pushing of USPS or DMV? Or the action-packed, drama-filled days of Jack Bauer, CSI, or House of Cards? In NSHSS’s 2016 study, 57% of high school students expressed an interest in working for government agencies, especially the FBI (ranked #6 in the top 200 preferred employers) and the CIA (ranked #9). While...
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