Generational Issues in the Workplace

“The War for Talent is Over. The Talent Won.”

80%!!!! . . . So says PWC

“One day our generation’s gonna rule the population.”

What are your biggest challenges in working with

young team members?

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Highly Sensitive B.S. Detector

What are you doing to develop the talent you have?

What would happen if everyone at your company

knew where you were going and why?

“If they don't weigh in, then they won't buy in.”

– Pat Lencioni

How do we create clear linkages between my job and firm goals?

Software Tools Can Help

Embrace Radical Transparency

Establish a Frequent

Goal Setting Rhythm

“3.5X More Likely to be in

the Top Quartile of

their Industry.”

Bottoms Up & Cross Functional Approach to Goals

What separates truly great performers from everyone else?

Deep Domain Knowledge

Willingness to Repeat Hard Things, Even After Initial Failures

Push Themselves Just Beyond Their Current

Capabilities

"Organizations tend to assign people based on what they're already good at, not what they need to work on."

- Geoff Colvin

Developmental Goals

"The best performers set goals that are not just about the outcome, but about the process of reaching the outcome."

Deliberate Practice

Talent Development & Coaching

“If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.”— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

3-3-1 in 15 minutes•What’s working?•What’s not?•One goal

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Let’s Connect

Dan Griffiths is the Director of Strategic Planning at Tanner, a CPA firm based in Salt Lake City. He provides strategic and business planning, business coaching, and leadership development. Contact Dan at: dgriffiths@tannerco.com Or connect with him on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dangriffithscpa