KARL SHARMAN

To get the best out of millennials for your organisation to get a return of investment, you must give them your total attention. Attention sounds very negative when people use the word in relation to providing attention to another individual however, all negative stereotypes can be turned into positive attributes when understood. If you’re in a leadership position to millennials: the first thing you must do to show them attention is to be a coach; not a boss – they want acces

Millennials want freedom within a frame work. They’re fed up of the rigid corporate structure and environments that many organisations still rely on, now they’re driving for freedom within a structured organisation. Millennials have a true entrepreneurial mind-set; they like flexibility, independence and are determined to pursue their passions. This means that within this framework there needs to be freedom to roam and grow. To second this: 66% of millennials want to be entre

Millennials want to see a pathway within the organisation they work in or have been offered by. They expect a rapid progression in a varied and interesting career – the latest figures suggest a graduate in this generation will likely change their job 8-10 times in their life. Millennials have ambition, a desire to keep learning and see the job as a development opportunity. Millennials value development more than other generations do which is a key difference. Gallup's, How Mi

Millennials want to be heard – it is that simple. Young people, especially in the UK, feel that the older generations do not understand them or listen to them. If you want to grow engagement within your organisation I suggest you try not to understand millennials but rather focus on listening and giving them a voice. Millennials have many great ideas and opinions and it is my view that many ideas go to the graveyard because other generations don’t let the young people have a

To be a successful leader or coach: communication must be two ways. Two-way communication may occur horizontally or vertically in the organisation. Leaders fear changing their message or admitting they’re wrong. These leaders are the losers – the ones who are watching the great leaders race past them. To be a great leader you must have strong communication skills – have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing. No one knows enough to have all the answers so y

It’s the people who make a company successful. Your employees are the ones who interact with customers, so if your employees aren’t happy or engaged, they will not effectively sell the company to the customer. This is the main benefit to improving your relationship with your employees, but the second reason is another costly error. A recent Ernest & Young survey said 2.7 million employees leave their work place per month in the US alone because of a break down in the relation

A dream is a wish; a vision is the looking. In other words, a vision is more believable, intentional and structured in assisting us to reach our goals. When building our vision, we must initially know where we want to go - this is the first stage of the formula of success. The formula to success becomes easier when its broken down into steps, then when these are pieced together you have a plan of action to follow. Like anything, once you complete the first step, the second, t

People assume business experience can only be gained by age, and I feel this is beginning to change – if you want to be a modern, progressive and innovative company you will need to add a youth representative to the board. Millennials represent the largest generation ever, in factbetween children and young adults it equates to half of the global population. Yet, very few of these two generations serve on company boards that sell to these age groups! A recent study by t