Ep. 183 - How To Hire and Train Millenials with Robert and Kay Lee Fukui

If you’re like many business owners, it’s been hard to find good employees. It seems like the younger generation doesn’t want to work and are lazy. Or at least that’s what they say. But think about this, the baby boomers were also considered lazy when they were in their twenties and thirties. 

They were the hippies. Love not war. 

In other words, the older generation always thinks the younger generation is not as hard working as they are. So maybe it’s not that the younger generation is lazy, they have a different set of values that they want to see reflected in their job. And if you look at what they value, you may find that they align well with yours. 

If you adjust how you lead the younger generation, you will find that you develop the most loyal employees and attract more of them. Listen to this episode to learn more. 

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Key Takeaways:

According to the Gallup Poll research on the workplace, this is what millennials want in a job:

1. Millennials don’t just work for a paycheck — they want a purpose.

2. Millennials are not pursuing job satisfaction — they are pursuing development.

3. Millennials don’t want bosses — they want coaches.

4. Millennials don’t want annual reviews — they want ongoing conversations

5. Millennials don’t want to fix their weaknesses — they want to develop their strengths.

6. It’s not just my job — it’s my life.

Gallup report https://www.gallup.com/workplace/238073/millennials-work-live.aspx