Attracting, Hiring and Retaining (AHR) Top Millennial Talent

Building The Dream Team

Dr. Philip Zimmerman, PE, PCC Engineering Leadership Design Company, LLC

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Twitter: @EngrLeadership

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Background Culture Conditions

Dream Team Formation

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Culture Clash

Industrial Age PRODUCERS (1700’s–1990’s) (Baby Boomers & Older Gen-X’ers)

• Task Oriented, Outcome Based, Goal Focused

• Working With Materials to Make THINGS

• Nose on the Grindstone Till Dark

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Connected Age INNOVATORS (2007-Present) (Young Gen-X’ers & Millennials)

• Play Oriented, Mastery Based, Discovery Focused

• Assimilate, Synthesize, Master & Discover

• Virtual Workplace & Friends on the Levee at 4:30

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Culture Clash

Culture Commonality

Marketplace Singularity

• Sustainability, Functionality, & Green • Global Availability/Local Applicability

• Beyond Cutting Edge Technologically • Globally Connected/Locally Accessible

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Culture Oil & Water

Workplace Personalities

• Industrial Age Producers • History, Wisdom, Brick & Mortar, Projects

• Connected Age Innovators • Curiosity, Knowledge, Smart Phone, Purpose

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Culture Transformation

Dream Team Formation

• Top Organization Producers • Executive, Institutional Knowledge, Mgt. • Working to Leave an Indelible Mark

• Top Millennial Innovators • 5%’ers, Motivated, Looking for Challenges • Playing for Mastery & Discovery

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Culture Transformation

Dream Team Lineup

• Role Players - Producers (Mentors & Coaches) • Know What Is Needed & How It Is Done Now • Produce Excellence That Works Today

• Star – Millennial Innovator (Key to WINNING) • Question Everything & Play for Mastery • Discovers What Will Work Tomorrow

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The Dream Team

The Games They Play…

• Envision The Future of What Can Be

• Opportunity Not Permission to Innovate

•  Institutional Knowledge Synthesizers

• Market Sector Domination Drivers

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Recruiting Dream Team Star Player

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Recruiting The Star Player

What Millennials Want In A…

• Boss: Mentor & Career Path Guide

• Company: Strong Values & Skill Training

• Learn: Career Advancing Expertise

• Life: Purpose Fulfillment Beyond Self

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Recruiting Foundation

Attracting Is Intentional

• Visibility of Company

• Transparency of Opportunity

• Clear Expectations of Performance

• Career Path Mentoring & Coaching

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Recruiting Outcomes

Attracting Seamless Integration

• Job Fulfillment In Career Path

• Position & Assignment Fit Person

• Chemistry With Peers & Leadership

• Work & WINNNING are Collaborative

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Signing Dream Team Star for Relationships

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Relationship Foundation

Hire Star Player Who…

• Shares Company Values & Image

• Has Capacity for Technical Skill Mastery

• Career Path Expectations Align w/Vision

• Possesses Innovation DNA - Synthesizer

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Relationship Outcome

Hire Star Player Who…

• Can Create Internal Synergy at All Levels

• Will Captivate Customers

• Wants to Make Sales Calls

• Sees Role in Enhancing Revenue Growth

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Retain Dream Team Star

By Winnning Championship

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Winning Foundation

Mentoring & Coaching

• Mentor to Instill Company Values/Image

• Mentor to Develop Technical Skills

• Coach to Elicit Career Path Excellence

• Coach to Actuate Innovation

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Winning Fundamentals

GAME Preparation

• Practice Strategies, Offense & Defense

• Transfuse Institutional Knowledge

• Promote Out of the Box Innovation

• Full Engagement in Business of Business

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WIN Consistently

Dominate Competition

• Know Their Stuff & How It Works

• Use Cost Saving/Cutting Edge Innovation

• Piercingly Relate & Clearly Articulate

• Over Deliver & Out Perform

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WIN Decisevly

Play to WIN

• Take Actions That Produce Results

• Optimize Productivity by Collaboration

• Are Fiercely Loyal to Team & Values

• Love to WIN and WIN BIG

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WIN Championship

WIN Pulling Away

• Capture Majority Market Share

• Lead Field in Innovation

• Grossly Profitable

• Care for ALL Customers

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Championship Payback

Retaining Star Player

•  Integral Member of Leadership Team

• Actively Mentored & Coached

• Mastery & Innovation Promoted

• Compensation Tied to Results

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Championship Payback

Retaining Star Player

• Happiness in Vocation & Life

• Making a Difference in the World

• Client Interactions Validate Efforts

• Winning As a Team Is Addictive

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Dream Teams Continue to WIN

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Dream Teams Give Back

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Summary

Attracting, Hiring, & Retaining (AHR) Top Millennial Talent

• Form a Dream Team

• Actively Recruit in Marketplace

• Sign The Star Player

• WIN Championships

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Attracting, Hiring and Retaining Top Millennial Talent

Building The Dream Team

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