Small Biz Matters – a half hour program each week where you can work ON your business rather than IN it.
with Alexi Boyd, broadcaster, advocate and small business owner.
Date: 10 December 2019
“Ah Millennials, what ARE we to do with you?” It’s a sentiment quite openly discussed in small business circles; accompanied with the inevitable eyeroll when mentioning the hardship of finding the “right people” for your business …. They lack work ethic, they haven’t experienced hardship, they need to go through what we did to REALLY understand what it means to be in business…. All thoughts openly expressed by us in small business (and yet, not thought of as discriminatory - a thought for another time, perhaps?)
But before you taint everyone from a generation with the same brush and completely forget what it was like to experience jobseeking for the first time at their age; let’s get a real perspective in this. Let’s learn what it’s like for the Millennials to work in small business or BECOME small business.
With a background in HR across corporate, small business and learning & development, Amy Smith, a Millennial workforce specialist trains the trainers in the corporate world on how to better engage and retain their millennial workers. Let’s learn her secrets!
Welcome to the show Amy.
Topics we’ll be covering:
How have you positioned yourself as the expert in your field
So what can you expect from a Millennial in your business
Job acceptance, role definition, expectations:
Selling the role – (stats on desiring career development, why they choose one career over another, flexibility)
In the role:
In reality, in your opinion where is the real disconnect between the generation that is hiring
To find out more about Amy find ehr on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylaurensmith/
Amy Smith – Founder at Aligned Tribe
Short BIO:
Amy Smith is the Founder of Aligned Tribe which specialises in helping organisations to ‘bridge the generation gap’ to attract, engage and retain their nextGen leaders and remain competitive in the rapid changing world of work. Amy started her first business at the young age of 12 and by age 23 she was working across the globe helping businesses of all sizes to optimize their talent and business development strategies. Amy has worked ‘behind the scenes’ supporting former CEOs of companies circa $5Mil-100Mil+ to grow their own portfolio careers in the executive recruitment/coaching space and has worked with brands such as HSBC, YMCA, Open Colleges and the Executive Connection (TEC). She is a member of the Directors Institute Next Generation Board of Directors and regularly advises organisations as a specialist on leading and managing Millennials and Generation Z in the workplace.
Amy also supports young people in their careers through her coaching, career workshops and online career management programs. When she’s not working, you will find her on the ski slopes when there’s even a glimpse of snow and enjoying some smashed avocado on toast with friends at brunch on the weekend, like a true Millennial.
Where to find Amy
Email: amy@alignedtribe.com
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylaurensmith/
Website: www.alignedtribe.com
Facebook page: Aligned Tribe
Access the latest ‘non traditional’ career insights in the Aligned Tribe private FB community ‘Career Accelerators’ here: http://bit.ly/careeraccelerators
Instagram: @alignedtribe
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