Category: Millennials

Are Millennials Less Entrepreneurial?

Do Millennials Start Businesses? In a session last week, the senior leaders from global tech companies that I was working with were shocked to learn that according to the research Millennials are in fact less entrepreneurial than previous generations. In … Continue reading →

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Millennial Loyalty & New Research on Key Values

What Do Millennials Believe In? You’ve likely heard all of the stories and stereotypes about Millennials: how they’re job-hoppers, how they want praise and trophies “just for showing up,” how they lack the skills required to be successful in the … Continue reading →

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What Gen Y Student Loan Debt Means for Employers

Hiring Gen Ys with High Debt According to the Canadian Federation of Students, the average graduate who leaves school with student debt owes about $27,000. This statistic is a major reason why the province of Ontario has created a new … Continue reading →

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Gen Ys & Privacy: The Impact on Corporate Security and Privacy of Information

Last week I had the opportunity to present to a team of senior privacy officers regarding how Gen Ys approach privacy issues and the impact that can have on corporate security.  In a world where everything can be shared on … Continue reading →

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How Gen Ys Embrace a Culture of Access, not Ownership

There has been much written about how Gen Ys, given their sheer size, will impact the housing market, the financial markets and many other consumer products – from financial services to vehicles. But what is at the core of these … Continue reading →

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Change Has Arrived in Canada

This was a historic week in Canadian politics. After the longest campaign in modern times, the Liberal party achieved a clean sweep across the country gaining a majority government. But the real question isn’t who won, but why? Who came … Continue reading →

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Ask Don’t Tell…It Goes Both Ways

In most of our sessions with leaders or HR professionals, someone asks ‘how can we better engage Gen Ys?’ or ‘what can we do to make sure our Millennials are more high performing?’ Often our response is that a great … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned: From A Gen Y

Today I read an interesting article written by an educated and clearly smart Gen Y: What I Learned When I Lost My Internship at Facebook9v. In this article, he details his story as to what happened to cause him to … Continue reading →

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Gen Ys Want You to Show Them the Money…Sort of

We all like getting paid, but the youngest generation is making it a key priority when seeking employment, according to a study by Software Advice– a company that reviews talent management software.  They analyzed 1,400 responses from Gen Y candidates and evaluated how … Continue reading →

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Gen Ys as Financial Consumers: Are Banks Ready?

Many organizations have done surveys and analysed the results of Gen Ys as consumers. Most organizations of varying sectors have realised that they cannot assume that Gen Y customers are the same as previous generations. They have dedicated marketing, product, … Continue reading →

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