All of these take time and yet this particular generation isn't used to having to wait. Patience is required for some things that really matter, such as love, joy, love of life, and job satisfaction. It's as if millennials are standing at the foot of the mountain and they have this abstract concept that they want to make an impact, which is the summit, and they are missing the mountain. The two things that we cannot have instantly are job satisfaction and strength of relationships these are are slow, meandering, uncomfortable, messy processes. Millenials have grown up in a world with instant gratification - Amazon, Netflix, and Tinder as three examples. We cannot put it away because we are addicted and, like all addiction, it will destroy relationships, cost time and money, and make your life worse. There is nothing wrong with social media and technological devices but rather the imbalance to which we use these technologies. The concern of technology usage and reliance is related to balance. And so, there is a generation who has never practiced the skillset of forming deep relationships, don't have the coping mechanism to manage stress, and are allowing them to turn to technology as a way to offer temporary relief.
Technology also hinders our ability to create deep and meaningful relationships - millennials admit their friends are superficial. As we go through adolescence we make this transition into also needing the approval of our friends, which creates an enormous amount of stress and anxiety. Simon goes on to say when we are very young, the only approval we need is that is of our parents. And yet, unlike drinking, smoking, and gambling, we have enabled millennials to have unfettered access to these dopamine-producing devices, such that it is becoming hard-wired. Dopamine makes us "feel good," and is the same chemical that is released when we drink alcohol, smoke, and gamble. Research supports the notion that engagement with social media and our cell phones releases a highly addictive chemical known as dopamine. To compound this problem of self-esteem, this generation is particularly good at putting filters on things in other words, communicating through social media that "life is amazing" although, in fact, they are depressed. The result is that we have an entire generation growing up with lower self-esteem than any other generation.
Simon believes millennials have been impacted by "failed parenting strategies." More specifically, millennials were often told they are "special," could have anything they want in life just because they want it, didn't earn the things they obtained but rather got them because their parents complained, and received participation medals otherwise known as "a medal for coming in last." After being brought up in this way, millennials are then thrust into the "real world" and, in an instant, their entire self-image is shattered. Simon contests this is because there is a "missing piece," which is largely the result of parenting, technology, impatience, and environment. Companies then provide those things and yet complain millennials are still leaving the organizations in spite of getting exactly what they want.
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Millennials respond by saying they want to work in a place with purpose, which enables them to make an impact, and, Simon jokes, with free food and bean bag chairs.
Leaders of organizations are subsequently so confounded by this profile that they ask millennials what they want in order to be engaged. Simon begins his talk by stating that millennials are accused of being entitled, narcissistic, self-interested, unfocused, and lazy. If you haven't seen it yet, I would recommend you take 15 minutes to watch Simon Sinek's "Millennials in the Workplace." In this video, Simon discusses why businesses are complaining that "millennials are tough to manage." Understanding that you may not have 15 minutes, however, or perhaps those 15 minutes were interrupted and distracted by technology, I thought it might be prudent to give an overview of some of the key discussion points and takeaways from this conversation.
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