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Employee engagement is not just about making millennials happy, despite all the hype on the topic. Instead, true engagement means creating a collaborative workplace where all employees are heard and given what they need to thrive. In this inspiring presentation, author and millennial workplace expert Adam Smiley Poswolsky will share how companies can attract top talent and empower the talent of the future by leading with purpose. We’ll breakthrough common stereotypes about millennial employees, as well as discuss the similarities and differences between Gen-Zers and Millennials, and Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers. Smiley will share case studies for increasing employee engagement, and you'll learn proven strategies and tools to foster inter-generational collaboration in the workplace, which will help you build a purpose-driven company culture that empowers all of your employees.

 

In this session, you will learn how to:

  • Develop a better understanding of the millennial mindset, and how to attract, retain, and engage the next generation
  • Learn key similarities and differences between generations in the workplace, as well as gain tools for fostering intergenerational collaboration
  • Insights on the future of work, building an purpose-driven company culture, and creating a community of mentorship and learning
 
Date(s) & Time(s): 
Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 4:10pm to 5:10pm
Presenter: 
Adam Smiley Poswolsky
Author, Speaker & Millennial Workplace Expert
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Adam Smiley Poswolsky is a millennial workplace expert, internationally renowned keynote speaker, and bestselling author of The Quarter-Life Breakthrough (Penguin Random House), and The Breakthrough Speaker. Smiley helps companies attract, retain, and empower millennial talent, and he’s inspired thousands of professionals to be more engaged at work, through speaking at companies like Facebook, ASAE, Unilever, IDEO, Salesforce, SAP, Deloitte, Uber, Harvard Business School, and TED. His TEDx talk has been viewed over 1 million times, and he has done hundreds of speaking engagements, reaching over 50,000 people in 15 countries. Smiley’s writing has been published in The Washington Post, Fast Company, Time, and Business Insider, and his work has been featured in USA Today, Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, CNN, CNBC, and the World Economic Forum, among others.

SESSIONS:
Location: 
Ballroom
Credit Type: 
•SHRM PDCs
Session Type: 
General Session
Competency: 
Communication
Leadership & Navigation

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