Managing Millennials Online Academy

Conference Sessions

 

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SESSION #
TOPICS

Session 1

 

Tuesday

February 15, 2011

2:00pm to 3:30pm EST

Topic: Understanding Millennials and Their Childhoods

  • An introduction to the prevailing demographic and psychographics of the generation, including core traits and characteristics.
  • A discussion of the research of parental involvement with Gen Y and how to capitalize on this involvement for the recruitment and engagement of Millennial employees.
  • Understanding the surge of anxiety and stress-related disorders for this generation.
  • What do academic accommodations for learning disabilities mean for the workplace?
  • Why do organizations need to be responsive to personal needs and issues?
  • Questions and answers.

Session 2

 

Tuesday

February 22, 2011

3:00pm to 4:30pm EST

Topic: Millennials and Team-Orientation

  • A whole session devoted to the team-orientation of the Millennial Generation.
  • Constructing an effective onboarding program.
  • Structured group-based leadership and professional development programs.
  • The utilization of social media to create virtual workplace teaming.
  • Mentorship programs to develop skills sets in newer employees.
  • “Developmental supervision” as a tool for the enhancement of professional self-efficacy in young employees.
  • Questions and answers.

 

Guest Speaker: Millennial Expert

Session 3

 

Tuesday

March 1, 2011

2:00pm to 3:30pm EST

Topic: Millennials and Technology

  • How has technology helped and hindered the development of independent and creative thinking skills?
  • The “myth of multi-tasking.”
  • The impact of technology on the critical skill of communication.
  • Opportunity for new efficiencies.
  • Impact on older generations already in your workforce – the development of “reverse mentorship” programs.
  • Questions and answers.

Session 4

 

Tuesday

March 8, 2011

3:00pm to 4:30pm EST

Topic: Millennials and Long-Term Engagement

  • The future of employee evaluation.
  • Reward as a tool for employee satisfaction and engagement.
  • A discussion of why they are so impactful on the modern workplace.
  • Formal coaching programs.
  • Tailoring the job to the employee?
  • The conscientious consumer as employee.
  • Questions and answers.

 

Guest Speaker: Millennial Expert