When Millennials Take Over: Preparing for the Ridiculously Optimistic Future of Business
Is your organization ready for what is coming? Between the decline of modern management, the social media shift of power toward individuals, and the ascent of the Millennial generation into leadership roles, companies of all shapes and sizes are facing a future that they are ill-equipped to handle. As a result of this perfect storm of changes, many organizations are struggling to stay relevant to customers, capitalize on opportunities in the marketplace, and attract top talent.

Successful companies, on the other hand, are shifting to embrace four key capacities that will drive the future of business: digital, clear, fluid, and fast. Drawing on both cutting-edge case studies and research on Millennials in the workplace, you ll learn how to successfully apply these four capacities in your context to drive real business results, like more engaged employees, higher-value customers, greater strategic agility, and stronger, magnetic cultures. When Millennials Take Over delivers concrete, actionable advice you can use to set your company apart as a leader—rather than a follower.

The only constant is change. These four capacities are the key to being able to keep up with the complexity, uncertainty and rapid shifts in our industries and our world. When Millennials Take Over is an intelligently practical guide to how you can build these capacities for your organization - starting NOW.
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When Millennials Take Over: Preparing for the Ridiculously Optimistic Future of Business
Is your organization ready for what is coming? Between the decline of modern management, the social media shift of power toward individuals, and the ascent of the Millennial generation into leadership roles, companies of all shapes and sizes are facing a future that they are ill-equipped to handle. As a result of this perfect storm of changes, many organizations are struggling to stay relevant to customers, capitalize on opportunities in the marketplace, and attract top talent.

Successful companies, on the other hand, are shifting to embrace four key capacities that will drive the future of business: digital, clear, fluid, and fast. Drawing on both cutting-edge case studies and research on Millennials in the workplace, you ll learn how to successfully apply these four capacities in your context to drive real business results, like more engaged employees, higher-value customers, greater strategic agility, and stronger, magnetic cultures. When Millennials Take Over delivers concrete, actionable advice you can use to set your company apart as a leader—rather than a follower.

The only constant is change. These four capacities are the key to being able to keep up with the complexity, uncertainty and rapid shifts in our industries and our world. When Millennials Take Over is an intelligently practical guide to how you can build these capacities for your organization - starting NOW.
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When Millennials Take Over: Preparing for the Ridiculously Optimistic Future of Business

When Millennials Take Over: Preparing for the Ridiculously Optimistic Future of Business

When Millennials Take Over: Preparing for the Ridiculously Optimistic Future of Business

When Millennials Take Over: Preparing for the Ridiculously Optimistic Future of Business

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Overview

Is your organization ready for what is coming? Between the decline of modern management, the social media shift of power toward individuals, and the ascent of the Millennial generation into leadership roles, companies of all shapes and sizes are facing a future that they are ill-equipped to handle. As a result of this perfect storm of changes, many organizations are struggling to stay relevant to customers, capitalize on opportunities in the marketplace, and attract top talent.

Successful companies, on the other hand, are shifting to embrace four key capacities that will drive the future of business: digital, clear, fluid, and fast. Drawing on both cutting-edge case studies and research on Millennials in the workplace, you ll learn how to successfully apply these four capacities in your context to drive real business results, like more engaged employees, higher-value customers, greater strategic agility, and stronger, magnetic cultures. When Millennials Take Over delivers concrete, actionable advice you can use to set your company apart as a leader—rather than a follower.

The only constant is change. These four capacities are the key to being able to keep up with the complexity, uncertainty and rapid shifts in our industries and our world. When Millennials Take Over is an intelligently practical guide to how you can build these capacities for your organization - starting NOW.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781940858128
Publisher: Ideapress Publishing
Publication date: 03/01/2015
Pages: 180
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

1 Are You Ready? 1

Capacities for the Future of Business 4

Digital 7

Clear 8

Fluid 8

Fast 9

We Are Optimistic 11

2 Generations 15

A Perfect Storm Transforming Management 18

Front #1 The Decline of Traditional Management 18

Front #2 The Social Internet Revolution 21

Front #3 The Millennial Generation Entering the Workforce 25

What Next? 32

3 Digital 35

What is Digital? 37

Users First 37

Personal Service 38

Innovate or Die 39

Why Millennials Care About Digital 41

What Digital Looks Like 43

Case Study: American Society for Surgery of the Hand 46

Takeaways: Make Your Organization Digital 51

Invest Smartly in Tech 51

Create Space for Experiments 54

Innovate Your HR Practice 56

From Digital to Clear 59

4 Clear 61

What is Clear? 63

The Myth of Control 64

Sharing By Default 66

Why Millennials Care About Clear 67

What Clear Looks Like 69

Case Study: Menlo Innovations 71

Takeaways: Make Your Organization. Clear 75

Define Your Company Culture 75

Review Your Decision Making Process 77

Design a Transparency Architecture 80

From Clear to Fluid 83

5 Fluid 85

What is Fluid? 88

Fluid Hierarchies 89

Change is the Only Constant 90

Circles, Not Pyramids 91

Why Millennials Care About Fluid 92

What Fluid Looks Like 93

Case Study: Quality Living, Inc 95

Takeaways: Make Your Organization Fluid 99

Understand What Drives Success 100

Invest in Soft Skills 103

From Fluid to Fast 108

6 Fast 111

What is Fast? 113

Invest in Speed 113

Small Steps and Big Leaps 114

Why Millennials Care About Fast 116

What Fast Looks Like 117

Case Study: Happy State Bank 120

Takeaways: Make Your Organization Fast 124

Start With the Low-Hanging Fruit 124

Figure out Digital, Clear, and Fluid 125

Find the Key to Unlocking Speed 126

From Fast to Digital 129

7 Proceed Until Apprehended 131

Community 132

Culture 136

Founder Culture 138

Grassroots Culture 139

Proceed Until Apprehended 141

The Future of Business 142

Notes 143

Acknowledgements 151

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