How To Engage Your Millennial Employees (Advice From 3 Leading Human Resources Officers)

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve interviewed the Chief Human Resources Officers and other leading human resources managers from Macy’s, Verizon, and Autodesk, three Fortune 500 companies that collectively employ hundreds of thousands of people. These individuals are responsible for the high-level management and strategy behind global workforces that rely heavily on retaining and engaging top Millennial talents, whether these employees are on the “front lines” interacting with customers or “behind the scenes” engineering the future. Given the fact that Millennials have recently become the largest part of our workforce and will become the most influential consumer group by 2018, it is no longer acceptable for companies to “talk the talk” when it comes to working with Millennials. Perhaps this is why I was so impressed to hear from the three individuals below and learn how they are best retaining and engaging Millennial employees. Each one of them, as well as the organizations they represent, seem to be making genuine and important strides in a positive direction when it comes to their relationships with our generation. Here’s the biggest takeaways I gained from my time on the phone with these individuals.