Dan Negroni

Companies of all sizes and shapes around the world are now forced to confront heightened culture issues inside the workplace. The need for a system to help them B.R.I.D.G.E. the gap around generation, gender, race, religion, whatever, is daunting. Our workplace connection system is guaranteed to work when companies authentically believe and deploy it.

FACT: The most important life/work skill is relationship building. The ability to build relationships is your connection currency… Show more

Companies of all sizes and shapes around the world are now forced to confront heightened culture issues inside the workplace. The need for a system to help them B.R.I.D.G.E. the gap around generation, gender, race, religion, whatever, is daunting. Our workplace connection system is guaranteed to work when companies authentically believe and deploy it.

FACT: The most important life/work skill is relationship building. The ability to build relationships is your connection currency. B.R.I.D.G.E. is a 6-step framework that solves today’s most challenging workplace issues. Learn more about how to B.R.I.D.G.E. the Generation and Diversity Gap! Show less

We break down some of the key findings in the 2020 Deloitte survey and what this means for employers who are struggling to connect their remote employees to each other and their teams.

As we get used to a new normal and over the shock and grief of COVID-19, it’s never been more important to care about our workplace. Our employees and teams really need a sense of safety and belonging. Both in the psychological and in the physical sense, as COVID-19 leaves us with new rules and regulations.

Simply put, if people don’t feel safe at work and if they don’t feel like they belong, they won’t do their best work. It really is that simple. The key to creating a successful… Show more

As we get used to a new normal and over the shock and grief of COVID-19, it’s never been more important to care about our workplace. Our employees and teams really need a sense of safety and belonging. Both in the psychological and in the physical sense, as COVID-19 leaves us with new rules and regulations.

Simply put, if people don’t feel safe at work and if they don’t feel like they belong, they won’t do their best work. It really is that simple. The key to creating a successful culture that helps your company thrive and deliver high performance is to make sure your employees are safe. That means addressing their fears and concerns over their physical and psychological safety in a post-COVID19 world. Here’s how: Show less

The work-from-home revolution and less human-to-human gatherings will create a safety and belonging gap which will lead to an innovation vacuum in your company unless you take steps to prevent it. Even now, your employees likely are not sharing meals together. They’re logging off of Zoom or Slack to go eat alone in their own kitchens. Ideas are not being exchanged and innovation is stalled.

So if you want to continue to spur innovation inside your company, as I know you do, use these… Show more

The work-from-home revolution and less human-to-human gatherings will create a safety and belonging gap which will lead to an innovation vacuum in your company unless you take steps to prevent it. Even now, your employees likely are not sharing meals together. They’re logging off of Zoom or Slack to go eat alone in their own kitchens. Ideas are not being exchanged and innovation is stalled.

So if you want to continue to spur innovation inside your company, as I know you do, use these ideas to foster safety, belonging, and innovation in the workplace: Show less

To help your Millennial and Gen Zs learn to be resilient from all the change we’ve had over the past few months and thrive, focus on these simple things.

know we all just want to get better, and in this time of social distancing, virtual work, and isolation, everything is compounded and we are more fatigued then ever and in a funk. So, you’ve got to ask yourself, “What’s standing in my way and keeping me from moving forward?” And, “Whose permission am I seeking to get unstuck and change my thoughts into action within this uncertainty?”

Changing your life and getting out of your own way come down to just factor: you. You are the only… Show more

know we all just want to get better, and in this time of social distancing, virtual work, and isolation, everything is compounded and we are more fatigued then ever and in a funk. So, you’ve got to ask yourself, “What’s standing in my way and keeping me from moving forward?” And, “Whose permission am I seeking to get unstuck and change my thoughts into action within this uncertainty?”

Changing your life and getting out of your own way come down to just factor: you. You are the only person you can control. You get to choose how you show up, how you behave, and ultimately what happens to you. As I always say, what happens to you is because of you. This is because we have the capability to question our own thoughts and motivations, which affects mindset. And mindset can eradicate fatigue.

So if you are struggling with Zoom Fatigue, use our tips to own your role in that and then make the changes that are going to best serve you and help you create impact. Show less

We believe the formula for human success through RESILIENCE is the exact same formula we’ve been coaching our clients on over the last five years. And it’s the same formula we’re still going to be coaching on after the curve has flattened and we’re all back to work:

SELF + OTHERS = RESULTS

Check it out on our new blog!

We are all are experiencing trauma right now, at all ages in all generations. But as we struggle, at least we are all together. No one is unscathed by the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. We must all pivot our businesses and ourselves, and lead our teams through the trauma. We’re lonely, grieving, depressed, sad, in shock, uncertain, anxious – in short, we are overwhelmed, exhausted, and scared. And we wonder constantly how and if we’re going to make it through.

I’m here to tell you that… Show more

We are all are experiencing trauma right now, at all ages in all generations. But as we struggle, at least we are all together. No one is unscathed by the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. We must all pivot our businesses and ourselves, and lead our teams through the trauma. We’re lonely, grieving, depressed, sad, in shock, uncertain, anxious – in short, we are overwhelmed, exhausted, and scared. And we wonder constantly how and if we’re going to make it through.

I’m here to tell you that you ARE going to get through this. It won’t be easy, it’s going to hurt, and you’re going to be challenged more than you’ve ever been challenged in your life. But you will make it through so long as you cultivate this one crucial skill: resilience.

Also sometimes called “grit,” resilience is defined as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.” It’s a measure of how well you can bend, flex, and bounce back when you get knocked down. It’s a measure of your ability to triumph in adversity. And it’s all about shaping your mindset though training. We need this trait right now.

But fear not because science shows us that resilience is something you can cultivate and teach to others. So for your teams, families, clients, and the world let’s start with identifying and mastering the three components of resilience: Show less

Last year we made some predictions for the future workplace. We predicted (i) technology is going to continue to evolve and drive change, and certainly (ii) people will matter more than ever. Our new Coronavirus reality further demonstrates the importance of both these points. So as we enter this next decade, we’re gratified to see that new interviews and evolving research continues to support our predictions for the future workplace:

If you’re anything like the clients we’ve been talking to over the last few weeks, you’re struggling just to keep your own head above water let alone be the kind of leader your remote team needs right now. While there’s no manual or precedent for dealing with a large-scale global epidemic in this modern age, we’ve been coaching our clients on how to pivot and adapt their businesses while leading their teams to success. No matter what industry you’re in or what catastrophe you’re facing, there… Show more

If you’re anything like the clients we’ve been talking to over the last few weeks, you’re struggling just to keep your own head above water let alone be the kind of leader your remote team needs right now. While there’s no manual or precedent for dealing with a large-scale global epidemic in this modern age, we’ve been coaching our clients on how to pivot and adapt their businesses while leading their teams to success. No matter what industry you’re in or what catastrophe you’re facing, there are only three things you need to focus on as a leader to effectively manage your workforce and cultivate high performance. Show less

The Future of Work is under attack: literally. The current fear of the Coronavirus has exacerbated the existing state of increased worker anxiety, depression, isolation and disengagement. They are all at all-time highs across the globe. And the pressure keeps mounting as the world moves ever faster. In the U.S. alone, it’s costing billions of dollars in lost revenue and workforce productivity.

The Future of Work and the Workplace of the Future are huge topics of conversation. Yet, we’re… Show more

The Future of Work is under attack: literally. The current fear of the Coronavirus has exacerbated the existing state of increased worker anxiety, depression, isolation and disengagement. They are all at all-time highs across the globe. And the pressure keeps mounting as the world moves ever faster. In the U.S. alone, it’s costing billions of dollars in lost revenue and workforce productivity.

The Future of Work and the Workplace of the Future are huge topics of conversation. Yet, we’re still SOOO confused. We ask, what it will look like? What it will feel like? Where and how will we work? How many hours will we attend to work and how will we balance that with all our other life challenges? How will we handle disease, global challenges, technological changes (robots, AI, digital, etc.), and how will we survive as workers? It is an amazing question, especially today.

WE ARE MISSING THE POINT! We are forgetting the single most important Future of Work component: the workers themselves. The Worker of The Future. What will they do? Show less

he #1 thing people ask Executive Coaches is “What do you actually do?” Which of course really means, “How can you help me be better?” Usually, people know we are Millennial experts that focus on bridging the gap between generations in the workplace. But they want to know how we actually help individuals and their companies?

To put it succinctly, we are speakers, coaches, and consultants who train and coach high performance in the workplace. We work with people of all ages from… Show more

he #1 thing people ask Executive Coaches is “What do you actually do?” Which of course really means, “How can you help me be better?” Usually, people know we are Millennial experts that focus on bridging the gap between generations in the workplace. But they want to know how we actually help individuals and their companies?

To put it succinctly, we are speakers, coaches, and consultants who train and coach high performance in the workplace. We work with people of all ages from Millennials and Gen Z employees to their managers, Boomers, Traditionalists, and Gen Xers to help them break through their own BS to lead, transform, and empower results through connection. Show less

WOW! The new decade is here! And boy is there pressure to make resolutions and improve. Our tips are simple and they endure, not relative to the new year or decade but just plain and simple tips that if you “Do the Work,” you win! So, in order to help you crush performance and be more successful at work this year, we’ve compiled our simple 5 best tips that you can put into practice today. Our tips are real, actionable, and highly impactful – try them for yourself and see!

Our clients tell us they can’t keep up because the world is changing so rapidly. The word “change” actually seems insufficient to describe the rapid transformation affecting all our businesses. And yet we’re more connected than ever. One misstatement, misstep, miscalculation of impact and a disgruntled person’s tweet can go viral at a moment’s notice. We’ve never felt more vulnerable to the opinions of others and it’s affecting our businesses.

But it’s not just our customers that are… Show more

Our clients tell us they can’t keep up because the world is changing so rapidly. The word “change” actually seems insufficient to describe the rapid transformation affecting all our businesses. And yet we’re more connected than ever. One misstatement, misstep, miscalculation of impact and a disgruntled person’s tweet can go viral at a moment’s notice. We’ve never felt more vulnerable to the opinions of others and it’s affecting our businesses.

But it’s not just our customers that are challenging. Our employees live in this world and they are challenged by the change too. They’re also confused. Hence, most businesses are facing a two-headed crisis with their employees: (1) disengagement and (2) anxiety. Just when we need our teams to pull together, crush performance, and be stronger than ever, actually the opposite is happening. Our employees are instead disconnected from each other or with their bosses. Rampant anxiety is hurting their individual performance. And high turnover is costing us serious money.

At launchbox, we’re all about finding solutions to help you solve disengagement and anxiety to ignite your team and company’s performance. We’ve developed a 3-hack strategy you can use to ensure your company is meeting the demands of the changing workplace: Show less

The workplace of the future may look a little different, but one thing that’s not changing? Humans. We will STILL matter. In fact, we will continue to matter more than ever.

Which means we have to find a way to connect, to get along with each other, and to communicate effectively. It doesn’t matter if your team works remotely, has different shifts, or spends all day inside a single shared space – relationships MATTER.

My favorite exercise to deepen relationships and improve… Show more

The workplace of the future may look a little different, but one thing that’s not changing? Humans. We will STILL matter. In fact, we will continue to matter more than ever.

Which means we have to find a way to connect, to get along with each other, and to communicate effectively. It doesn’t matter if your team works remotely, has different shifts, or spends all day inside a single shared space – relationships MATTER.

My favorite exercise to deepen relationships and improve communication is something we at launchbox call our GPS Communication Strategy.

GPS stands for Gratitude, Permission, and Share Experience. Show less

Technology is changing absolutely everything about the way we live and work. And one of the primary ways it’s changing the workplace is that it’s putting increasing emphasis on employees as individuals. It’s not enough to follow the rules, blend into the crowd, and get the job done. Now we’re told we need to bring our best selves to work every single day, exceed expectations always, and find ways to stand out from our co-workers. That creates massive amounts of anxiety as we question if we’ll… Show more

Technology is changing absolutely everything about the way we live and work. And one of the primary ways it’s changing the workplace is that it’s putting increasing emphasis on employees as individuals. It’s not enough to follow the rules, blend into the crowd, and get the job done. Now we’re told we need to bring our best selves to work every single day, exceed expectations always, and find ways to stand out from our co-workers. That creates massive amounts of anxiety as we question if we’ll actually be able to keep up with the pace of change, if we’ll have the skills necessary to compete and succeed in the future, and if what we’re doing actually matters anyway.

After training more than 20,000 Millennial and Gen Z employees and their managers around the world, we’ve come up with a 3-hack system employers can use to combat the crushing wave of workplace anxiety. Show less

With the increased digitization of our businesses, it’s easy for employees to start feeling isolated and forgotten, like they just don’t matter. Where we previously had to pick up the phone or walk across the office if we wanted to talk to one another, now we can communicate with just a couple keystrokes. Where co-workers previously spent all day sitting in adjacent cubicles, now team members can be spread across the city, country, or even the world.

While technology has allowed us to… Show more

With the increased digitization of our businesses, it’s easy for employees to start feeling isolated and forgotten, like they just don’t matter. Where we previously had to pick up the phone or walk across the office if we wanted to talk to one another, now we can communicate with just a couple keystrokes. Where co-workers previously spent all day sitting in adjacent cubicles, now team members can be spread across the city, country, or even the world.

While technology has allowed us to work faster and more efficiently, it’s also contributed to higher levels of stress and anxiety among workers. Because as technology has changed the way we work, we’ve kind of forgotten the most important element: the people.

So if you care about keeping your humans happy (and you should because happier employees are more productive and successful at work) make sure you’re taking these five steps to keep your multi-generational workplace human. Show less

We specialize in coaching the entire multi-generational workforce from executives to millennials to bridge the gap. We’ve had the pleasure of training and coaching more than 12,000 millennial and Gen Z employees - the workers of the future. And one thing we’ve noticed from working with this group?

They want mentoring and coaching on-demand. Not old school leadership development training and conferences.

But how do you create that system for them, that gives them what they want… Show more

We specialize in coaching the entire multi-generational workforce from executives to millennials to bridge the gap. We’ve had the pleasure of training and coaching more than 12,000 millennial and Gen Z employees - the workers of the future. And one thing we’ve noticed from working with this group?

They want mentoring and coaching on-demand. Not old school leadership development training and conferences.

But how do you create that system for them, that gives them what they want and supports them as they become YOUR worker of the future?

Check out our blog for a little help and insight! Show less

What does it take to really bridge the gap in the multi-generational workplace? To transcend age, culture, diversity, and experience? To overcome everything that pulls us apart in order to pull teams together and crush it in the workplace?

We’ve spent the last four years exploring those questions. Along the way we’ve had the privilege of training more than 20,000 millennials and their employers. We’ve talked to audiences around the world in all different kinds of industries.

And… Show more

What does it take to really bridge the gap in the multi-generational workplace? To transcend age, culture, diversity, and experience? To overcome everything that pulls us apart in order to pull teams together and crush it in the workplace?

We’ve spent the last four years exploring those questions. Along the way we’ve had the privilege of training more than 20,000 millennials and their employers. We’ve talked to audiences around the world in all different kinds of industries.

And what we realized is this: there is a system that can GUARANTEE multi –generational workplace success!

The best part? It’s pretty dang simple. Show less

According to the World Economic Forum, emotional intelligence is one of the top ten most in-demand skills listed by employers.

It even beat out such stalwart skills as negotiation and service orientation. And there’s a reason why for that: in this changing world of work where technology and automation are rapidly shifting the landscape around us, people who can connect with themselves and connect with others will win. 100% guaranteed.

Want to know how to coach and teach emotional… Show more

According to the World Economic Forum, emotional intelligence is one of the top ten most in-demand skills listed by employers.

It even beat out such stalwart skills as negotiation and service orientation. And there’s a reason why for that: in this changing world of work where technology and automation are rapidly shifting the landscape around us, people who can connect with themselves and connect with others will win. 100% guaranteed.

Want to know how to coach and teach emotional intelligence in your workplace? Check out our new blog: Show less

Change is coming one way or another. That was the conclusion of a recent report from Major, Lindsey, and Africa, a leading attorney search firm, in which they detailed their findings after surveying over 1,200 millennial attorneys. And while their survey was exclusively focused on law firms and the people they employ, we’ve noticed similarities about our clients inside law as well as those we work with across all kinds of industries.

There are three things we’ve deduced from the survey… Show more

Change is coming one way or another. That was the conclusion of a recent report from Major, Lindsey, and Africa, a leading attorney search firm, in which they detailed their findings after surveying over 1,200 millennial attorneys. And while their survey was exclusively focused on law firms and the people they employ, we’ve noticed similarities about our clients inside law as well as those we work with across all kinds of industries.

There are three things we’ve deduced from the survey as being absolutely critical for employers to understand: 1) Work-Life Balance Rules 2) Lack of Authenticity and Transparency is a Non-Starter 3) Career Pathing is Your Duty

Like it or not, change is coming to your organization. So the question is: are you ready?

We’re going to break down how you can prepare your company to meet the needs of the worker of the future so that your organization can survive and thrive. After all, a company is only as good as its people. And if you can’t figure out how to give your best people what they want, they’ll find someone else who can – like your competition! Show less

Have you ever noticed that when you run into someone you know at Starbucks and ask them how they’ve been, most people give you one of two standard answers? “Good” or “Busy”. Or my personal favorites, “Good, but busy” or “Busy, but good.”

Let’s face it: we don’t know how to get un-busy anymore. We have too much going on at home and in the workplace. ESPECIALLY in the workplace!

We know the future of work is changing rapidly and we MUST keep up. So how do we prioritize our own… Show more

Have you ever noticed that when you run into someone you know at Starbucks and ask them how they’ve been, most people give you one of two standard answers? “Good” or “Busy”. Or my personal favorites, “Good, but busy” or “Busy, but good.”

Let’s face it: we don’t know how to get un-busy anymore. We have too much going on at home and in the workplace. ESPECIALLY in the workplace!

We know the future of work is changing rapidly and we MUST keep up. So how do we prioritize our own learning and development to ensure it becomes a habit?

It starts with hacking our existing habits to make learning fit. Choose any one of the seven strategies below and you’ll be surprised about how much learning you can add to your already packed day. Show less

Hiring is a skill that doesn’t come easy. But like any skill, it can be learned and improved if we are aware. Most of us don’t want to admit what we’re not good at it. Because acknowledging that we’ve made some bad hires forces us to wake up and realize (i) we screwed up and, (ii) we definitely need to fire someone. Maybe ourselves, lol.

Most companies hold onto employees that aren’t the right fit for far too long. And that’s costing your business big time! Not just financially either… Show more

Hiring is a skill that doesn’t come easy. But like any skill, it can be learned and improved if we are aware. Most of us don’t want to admit what we’re not good at it. Because acknowledging that we’ve made some bad hires forces us to wake up and realize (i) we screwed up and, (ii) we definitely need to fire someone. Maybe ourselves, lol.

Most companies hold onto employees that aren’t the right fit for far too long. And that’s costing your business big time! Not just financially either. Having the wrong employees on your staff hurts your productivity, erodes engagement and trust and your company culture, and ultimately inhibits results.

There is good news! You can avoid all that if you learn how to hire the RIGHT PEOPLE in the first place. And we do that by asking GREAT QUESTIONS during the interview. Show less

Whether it’s a raise, an opportunity to be mentored, or just figuring out what the heck your employees need from you, if you don’t ASK, you don’t GET!

We spend too much time thinking about how to get others to give us what we want, when the answer couldn’t be more simple.

If you just ASK for what you want in a way that makes it about others, you will win.

Need help figuring out how to make your conversations other focused? Check out our blog to download our free handout… Show more

Whether it’s a raise, an opportunity to be mentored, or just figuring out what the heck your employees need from you, if you don’t ASK, you don’t GET!

We spend too much time thinking about how to get others to give us what we want, when the answer couldn’t be more simple.

If you just ASK for what you want in a way that makes it about others, you will win.

Need help figuring out how to make your conversations other focused? Check out our blog to download our free handout that’s guaranteed to change the way you communicate with others both in and out of the workplace. Show less

The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that a bad hire costs the employer, on average, 30% or more of the individual’s first year salary with the company. So if their salary is $100,000, the cost of one poor hiring decision is $130,000 or more!

Do you have that much time and money to be wasted on the wrong employee? Heck no!!

How do you HIRE RIGHT, NOW!!! The Worker of the Future who will crush it in their role and grow with your company for years to come is who you want, but… Show more

The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that a bad hire costs the employer, on average, 30% or more of the individual’s first year salary with the company. So if their salary is $100,000, the cost of one poor hiring decision is $130,000 or more!

Do you have that much time and money to be wasted on the wrong employee? Heck no!!

How do you HIRE RIGHT, NOW!!! The Worker of the Future who will crush it in their role and grow with your company for years to come is who you want, but HOW?

It starts by asking GREAT QUESTIONS!

To do so, download our free handout that will get you asking the right questions to ensure you’re hiring the right employee to crush it for your organization. Show less

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “The only constant in life is change.” While I’m no philosopher, he certainly got that right! Just compare our world now to Heraclitus’s time. Hell, a lot has changed since I entered the workforce – and I’m no dinosaur!

So if we know the world is constantly changing and will continue to change, why do we keep putting things off for the future? Why do we keep telling ourselves that when the workplace of the future finally “arrives” we’ll just… Show more

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “The only constant in life is change.” While I’m no philosopher, he certainly got that right! Just compare our world now to Heraclitus’s time. Hell, a lot has changed since I entered the workforce – and I’m no dinosaur!

So if we know the world is constantly changing and will continue to change, why do we keep putting things off for the future? Why do we keep telling ourselves that when the workplace of the future finally “arrives” we’ll just figure out how to adapt? Why are we not prioritizing developing our employees, our companies, and ourselves NOW so that we can make sure we WIN in the future?

As we’ve been talking about the worker of the future, you might have thought to yourself, “Okay Dan, I hear you, but why I should care about this right now? What’s so different about this moment in time that I should drop everything and shift my focus to worrying about a future that’s not even here yet?”

For starters, you don’t need to worry about the future if you’ve done the work to prepare for it. It’s only those who haven’t put in the time that need to worry! But to answer that question, to discuss why it’s so important that we care about creating the worker of the future right now, we have to look at a few things that are true about this moment in time. Show less

In our last blog we looked at how the worker of the future will need to grow and adapt to succeed in the new world of work. But what about their leaders? Doesn’t it make sense that their managers will need to grow and adapt right along with them and become leaders?

Yet in my experience managers, who all should be leaders of one sort or another, are often the slowest to respond to changes in employee behavior and culture! That’s why so much of my work is focused on helping the generations… Show more

In our last blog we looked at how the worker of the future will need to grow and adapt to succeed in the new world of work. But what about their leaders? Doesn’t it make sense that their managers will need to grow and adapt right along with them and become leaders?

Yet in my experience managers, who all should be leaders of one sort or another, are often the slowest to respond to changes in employee behavior and culture! That’s why so much of my work is focused on helping the generations connect in the workplace – because many of the older generations still don’t “get” their millennial and Gen Z coworkers and employees!

But the younger generation isn’t going away and taking their new ideas about work with them – in fact, more than 35% and even closer to 50% of Americans in the workplace are millennials! So if you are a manager or boss with millennial and Gen Z employees, it is critical that you get this right with your team! You must master the following new leadership traits and immediately start putting them into practice so you can continue to crush the competition in the years to come. Show less

Want to build a business that wins in the future?

Figure out how to get the worker of the future to come work for you, KEEP working for you, and excel!

To do that, you need to start by creating trust and eradicating the causes of mistrust in your organization. Want to know what the 25 most common causes of mistrust are? Keep reading:

Who is the most important person in a business? If you ask most experts, they’ll say it’s the customer. However, really great leaders like Richard Branson will tell you it’s the employee. Which is absolutely correct. After all, it’s always the employee that takes care of the customer and creates the experience that brings the customer back. So why, when we talk about the future of work and the workplace, do we leave out the most critical asset, the worker of the future?

Want to know the secret to not only attracting talented millennial employees to your company, but retaining them? Hint: it doesn’t involve installing a pool table, adding an on-site gym, or allowing them to bring their dogs to work.

No, if you want to attract the very best employees for your company and keep them for the long haul, you need to get serious about creating an employer brand.

An employer brand is the brand that speaks to your employees. It’s not aimed at the customer,… Show more

Want to know the secret to not only attracting talented millennial employees to your company, but retaining them? Hint: it doesn’t involve installing a pool table, adding an on-site gym, or allowing them to bring their dogs to work.

No, if you want to attract the very best employees for your company and keep them for the long haul, you need to get serious about creating an employer brand.

An employer brand is the brand that speaks to your employees. It’s not aimed at the customer, but rather the people who work for you. It should definitely be aligned with your customer brand, but they serve different purposes. The employer brand is meant to both attract AND retain talented millennial employees.

So how do you go about cultivating your employer brand? Start by making sure you fulfill on the four things millennials want from their employers. Show less

Over the 36+ hours I spent on a plane at the end of January, I had a lot of time to reflect on what holds people back in life and in their careers. After training over 14,000 millennials, I’ve found that most people struggle with the same five things. Occasionally, I’ll get a client with a unique challenge, but by and large most people get hung up by the same damn things! The good news? They’re all things we can coach you through!

I believe gratitude leads to everywhere! Do you? Well, do you want to have your best year yet? Start by leading with GRATITUDE in every interaction. Showing gratitude will take you further than almost any other skill you can master in life. Everyone wants to feel appreciated, valued, and important. And showing gratitude at the start of every conversation or interaction is a subtle way to make it about THEM.

The #1 thing people ask Executive Coaches is “What do you actually do?” Which of course really means, “How can you help me be better?” Usually, people know we are Millennial experts that focus on bridging the gap between generations in the workplace. But they want to know how we actually help individuals and their companies?

To put it succinctly, we are speakers, coaches, and consultants who train and coach high performance in the workplace. We work with people of all ages from… Show more

The #1 thing people ask Executive Coaches is “What do you actually do?” Which of course really means, “How can you help me be better?” Usually, people know we are Millennial experts that focus on bridging the gap between generations in the workplace. But they want to know how we actually help individuals and their companies?

To put it succinctly, we are speakers, coaches, and consultants who train and coach high performance in the workplace. We work with people of all ages from Millennials and Gen Z employees to their managers, Boomers, Traditionalists, and Gen Xers to help them break through their own BS to lead, transform, and empower results through connection. Show less

WOW! The new decade is here! And boy is there pressure to make resolutions and improve. Our tips are simple and they endure, not relative to the new year or decade but just plain and simple tips that if you “Do the Work,” you win! So, in order to help you crush performance and be more successful at work this year, we’ve compiled our simple 5 best tips that you can put into practice today. Our tips are real, actionable, and highly impactful – try them for yourself and see!

Want to get promoted at work this year? Turns out, it’s not just up to your boss to decide whether you deserve it. There are things you can do to ENSURE you’ll get the promotion! But it all goes back to the two topics we’ve been talking about over the past two weeks: UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF and MAKING IT ABOUT OTHERS. When you know yourself and can communicate it to others in a way that benefits them, you are sure to get promoted. It’s that simple. So if you want to climb the career ladder this… Show more

Want to get promoted at work this year? Turns out, it’s not just up to your boss to decide whether you deserve it. There are things you can do to ENSURE you’ll get the promotion! But it all goes back to the two topics we’ve been talking about over the past two weeks: UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF and MAKING IT ABOUT OTHERS. When you know yourself and can communicate it to others in a way that benefits them, you are sure to get promoted. It’s that simple. So if you want to climb the career ladder this year, make sure you put these five actionable tips into practice: Show less

My real-deal, no-BS answer on how to achieve business success is simple. If you want to crush it (yes, that is a technical term) in 2019 then you need to learn how to build a relationship with yourself.

Yes, you. Really!

Here’s why:

After training over 14,000 millennials around the world from the United States to as far away as Singapore, I’ve discovered that millennials all want the same four things from their employers. The good news? It’s not rocket science. The bad news? Most employers are still not getting it right with their millennial and gen z employees.

Understanding Young Employees.

A great summary on how to get a job!

Dan was interviewed by Paul Brodie on the Get Published Podcast. They talked about what it takes to write and publish your first book. Listen to the podcast here.

Article about giving and other focused leadership in the workplace.

In this article, I’ll tell you why the Golden Rule, while useful in some cases, it just doesn’t work hard enough for us anymore, and why you need to upgrade and shift to the Platinum Rule instead (see below), and the three ways to use it to connect with Millennials right now.
The Golden Rule makes the mistake of assuming that you know how others would like to be treated.
What rule should be guiding your action instead? What rule can you allow to inform your behavior as a leader in the… Show more

In this article, I’ll tell you why the Golden Rule, while useful in some cases, it just doesn’t work hard enough for us anymore, and why you need to upgrade and shift to the Platinum Rule instead (see below), and the three ways to use it to connect with Millennials right now.
The Golden Rule makes the mistake of assuming that you know how others would like to be treated.
What rule should be guiding your action instead? What rule can you allow to inform your behavior as a leader in the workplace and bridge the gap between Millennials and their leaders?
The Platinum Rule
The Platinum Rule has one significant difference to the Golden Rule that is crucial to bridging the gap between leaders and followers, Millennials and other generations.
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Our targeted approach includes the following building blocks:
1 - BASELINE ASSESSMENT
Starting with a baseline assessment, we work diligently to understand your organization’s current strengths and challenges, and then customize a transformative training program. We meet each organization where it is, and flex along the way to position it for decades of success.

2 -CREATE AWARENESS
To build common ground, we provide your key change makers with copies of our book, Chasing… Show more

Our targeted approach includes the following building blocks:
1 - BASELINE ASSESSMENT
Starting with a baseline assessment, we work diligently to understand your organization’s current strengths and challenges, and then customize a transformative training program. We meet each organization where it is, and flex along the way to position it for decades of success.

2 -CREATE AWARENESS
To build common ground, we provide your key change makers with copies of our book, Chasing Relevance, and keep building from there.

3 -KICKSTART CHANGE
We deliver provocative, interactive keynotes and/or divisional presentations to set expectations about what is needed to create a next gen workplace and why it’s important not only to the company’s success but to your managers’ success as well.

4 - DELIVER TRAINING
We deliver hands-on, experiential one or two-day workshops conducted by either our master trainers or through your in-house team, using our train-the-trainer programs. We provide both your managers and your millennials with the skills and tools needed for building powerful relationships focused on personal accountability, authenticity, shared purpose and delivering results.

5 - SUSTAIN RESULTS
We deliver follow-up coaching services, along with reinforcement tools such as eLearning, mLearning and our launchbox365 app, providing ongoing support and accountability to ensure your employees’ new skills, tools, and action plans are sustained over the long term.

6 - EVALUATE RESULTS
We measure the results of your training program in both hard and soft metrics. We chart and report back improvements in the ability to attract, recruit, onboard, motivate, and retain your workforce, as well as improvements in engagement and productivity, particularly among the high cost, at-risk group of millennials. We then use the results to fine tune improvements to your onboarding and employee training programs.

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Sully Sullivan interviews Dan Negroni. They talk about the transfer of responsibility, wealth, knowledge, and skills from one generation to another.

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Today’s millennial generation grew up differently than past generations—with “helicopter” parents who were ultra-involved, overly protective, ready to solve any problems, and save the day at a moment’s notice. As a result, millennials are a different breed. While they lack some of the basic problem solving and business skills needed to succeed in the workplace, they have unbounded confidence, value and potential.

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Today’s millennial generation grew up differently than past generations—with “helicopter” parents who were ultra-involved, overly protective, ready to solve any problems, and save the day at a moment’s notice. As a result, millennials are a different breed. While they lack some of the basic problem solving and business skills needed to succeed in the workplace, they have unbounded confidence, value and potential.

Are your managers equipped to teach your millennial employees the real-world skills they need to succeed?

In this keynote, Dan teaches managers how to become real coaches, mentors and guides with this amazing, progressive co-hort. Learn bold, “tough love” techniques that will empower employees to be successful while creating relationships that will engage and retain your millennial workforce. Attendees will learn how to:

✔Understand what millennials really want and how they need to be guided
✔Utilize an inside-out approach to develop the “whole person” millennial
✔Promote and reward becoming a mentor and accepting guidance
✔Develop real problem-solving skills
✔Instill personal accountability and responsibility
✔Teach the art of “self” feedback
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Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Millennials will be the largest generation in the workforce by the end of 2015. They bring a different bias and experience to the workplace and new ideas to relationships. Dan Negroni, founder of Launchbox and author of Chasing Relevance, discusses how to relate with our colleagues and bridge that generation gap and improve employee engagement.

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ARE YOUR KEY PLAYERS RETIRING?
BUILD YOUR LEADERSHIP BENCH STRENGTH
As baby boomers retire and millennials take over, there’s a growing gap within the leadership pipeline and increased competition to engage and retain top talent. Mentoring your millennial employees and understanding how to develop, engage and empower them to become competent, effective managers is critical to the future growth and success of your organization.

How can you develop and retain the next generation of… Show more

ARE YOUR KEY PLAYERS RETIRING?
BUILD YOUR LEADERSHIP BENCH STRENGTH
As baby boomers retire and millennials take over, there’s a growing gap within the leadership pipeline and increased competition to engage and retain top talent. Mentoring your millennial employees and understanding how to develop, engage and empower them to become competent, effective managers is critical to the future growth and success of your organization.

How can you develop and retain the next generation of millennial leaders as your older workforce retires?

In this engaging, provocative session, Dan teaches you how to bridge the gap to connect with and empower this unique generation to create and sustain a winning leadership pipeline. Using his proprietary BRIDGE model, attendees will learn how to:

✔Identify underlying assumptions and their impact on your relationships
✔Leverage the strengths of individuals on your team
✔Learn how to create real, authentic relationships
✔Ask questions to understand needs, challenges and motivations
✔Learn how to give and receive feedback
✔Take personal responsibility for outcomes
✔Learn how to serve/give/add value to your millennial employees
✔Align your team around shared goals and priorities
✔Empower your employees to deliver results for your company
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COACHING SERVICES-LAUNCH YOUR BUSINESS-LAUNCH YOUR CAREER
Next Level Executive Coaching
For C-suite executives and senior leaders, we empower you to develop and apply the leadership skills you need to manage change, drive innovation, address complex business challenges, build high-performing teams and successfully lead growth at your organization. We can assist you with developing a strategic vision and action plan, developing your people, improving your corporate culture and growing… Show more

COACHING SERVICES-LAUNCH YOUR BUSINESS-LAUNCH YOUR CAREER
Next Level Executive Coaching
For C-suite executives and senior leaders, we empower you to develop and apply the leadership skills you need to manage change, drive innovation, address complex business challenges, build high-performing teams and successfully lead growth at your organization. We can assist you with developing a strategic vision and action plan, developing your people, improving your corporate culture and growing your business. You learn how to take ownership for your own career and development, and become an influential, visionary leader that others want to follow.
















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Coaching is a highly effective way to sharpen leadership skills, correct management issues and accelerate the employee growth, and it has been shown to reduce turnover, improve work relationships and morale, and drive increased sales. But in most companies, it’s only the select few who get to benefit from having a professional coach.

What if all your employees had an on-demand coach to help them solve problems, overcome challenges, set goals and reach their full potential?

In this… Show more

Coaching is a highly effective way to sharpen leadership skills, correct management issues and accelerate the employee growth, and it has been shown to reduce turnover, improve work relationships and morale, and drive increased sales. But in most companies, it’s only the select few who get to benefit from having a professional coach.

What if all your employees had an on-demand coach to help them solve problems, overcome challenges, set goals and reach their full potential?

In this keynote, Dan teaches attendees how to create a culture of coaching that will empower your employees and drive increased productivity, innovation and profits. Attendees will leave with:

✔An understanding of inside coaching and its benefits
✔Examples of what is working at the most progressive companies
✔A framework for how to build an internal coaching culture and system that will deliver results
✔Examples and stories of successful coaching
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Businesses that are succeeding clearly get what millennials want and expect from their employers and careers. Learn from the companies that “get it.” All businesses must understand the secrets to leveraging the unique competencies, strengths and value that millennials bring to the workplace and how to guide and empower them to create winning workplaces.

Today there are 2.4 billion millennials, they represent 36% of the workforce, control $660 billion in spending and will be 75% of your… Show more

Businesses that are succeeding clearly get what millennials want and expect from their employers and careers. Learn from the companies that “get it.” All businesses must understand the secrets to leveraging the unique competencies, strengths and value that millennials bring to the workplace and how to guide and empower them to create winning workplaces.

Today there are 2.4 billion millennials, they represent 36% of the workforce, control $660 billion in spending and will be 75% of your employees and customers by 2025. They grew up differently, view the world differently and are changing the way we run our businesses and sell our products and services — think Blockbuster/Netflix, Taxi/Uber and Hotels/Airbnb.

What is your business doing to create a workplace that attracts, engages and retains the next generation of employees?

In this provocative, interactive keynote, Dan shares what millennials want from their employers and case studies of cutting-edge companies that are getting it right. Attendees will learn:

✔The positive characteristics and strengths that millennials bring to the workplace
✔What millennials expect and value from their job and employers
✔6 key steps to engaging the next generation
✔What the most innovative companies are doing to leverage millennials’ strengths and create a
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KUSI Segment: Engaging Millennials in the Workplace.

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Dan Negroni Keynote - UBS

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Please click on see publication to view launchbox founder, Dan Negroni, shares how to coach yourself and your millennial employees to drive results.

Our peer-driven EXCELERATOR groups combine the best networking techniques with guest speakers, business skills training, and informal coaching to give your career a BOLD boost.

We focus on how you can best impact, add value and accelerate opportunities through developing business relationships.

HOW IT WORKS:

EXCELERATOR program includes:
✔Monthly 2-hour group meetings with other like-minded, driven millennial leaders
✔Professionally facilitated by launchbox’s… Show more

Our peer-driven EXCELERATOR groups combine the best networking techniques with guest speakers, business skills training, and informal coaching to give your career a BOLD boost.

We focus on how you can best impact, add value and accelerate opportunities through developing business relationships.

HOW IT WORKS:

EXCELERATOR program includes:
✔Monthly 2-hour group meetings with other like-minded, driven millennial leaders
✔Professionally facilitated by launchbox’s experienced coaches
✔Guest speakers
✔Skills training – networking, leveraging strengths, delivering value, goal setting, and more
✔Montly networking lunches with two peers
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The meme below has been circulating on the internet for a while now and for good reason. In a single image, it illustrates the stark contrast between a boss and a leader.

The “boss” will look familiar to most people. Like a general in the army, a boss maintains order, doles out instructions, and punishes poor performance. A boss’ relationship with their people is colder; their staff function only out of a sense of duty, following the commands of someone else with more power.
But… Show more

The meme below has been circulating on the internet for a while now and for good reason. In a single image, it illustrates the stark contrast between a boss and a leader.

The “boss” will look familiar to most people. Like a general in the army, a boss maintains order, doles out instructions, and punishes poor performance. A boss’ relationship with their people is colder; their staff function only out of a sense of duty, following the commands of someone else with more power.
But thanks to Millennials and their need for professional development and authentic relationships, the boss approach to management is slowly dying. In offices around the world, bosses are being replaced by leaders.

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Please click the see publication to learn about the power thank you. The one that is real, meaningful and personal. launchbox will help teach you the power of being thankful.

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“Your training was exactly on point and taught us the value that Millennials bring to the table and how they challenge traditional thinking around the concepts of loyalty, work ethic, communication, technology, and work-life balance and demand. More importantly, you gave us tools to successfully incorporate this next generation into our workforce and as donors and volunteers for our nonprofit organizations.”-Lorrie K. Albert, Esq., President-elect, National Conference of Bar… Show more

“Your training was exactly on point and taught us the value that Millennials bring to the table and how they challenge traditional thinking around the concepts of loyalty, work ethic, communication, technology, and work-life balance and demand. More importantly, you gave us tools to successfully incorporate this next generation into our workforce and as donors and volunteers for our nonprofit organizations.”-Lorrie K. Albert, Esq., President-elect, National Conference of Bar Foundations

“Over the past few years we have invited and heard from speakers on the topic of the multi-generational workplace. The CEOs and Key Executives who “endured” these presentations found little value. And then we met Dan Negroni. Dan delivers a highly interactive and challenging workshop. You leave with immediate actionable techniques that will improve your company and your culture.”
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“Thank you Dan. Your direct and caring advice caused me to rethink how I was showing up and connecting with others … it has resulted in much greater clarity on my passions but more importantly my ability to connect with people, faster, in a meaningful way. I wish I had that advice 15 years ago.”
-Darren Thierry, Principal Carlson Group Solutions

Article by Sebastian Montes:

It’s been three years since Dan Negroni traded in his life as a “CEO for hire” and started pouring his energies into his millennial-centric consulting firm Launchbox (launchbox365.com). And it’s been one year since that new life crystallized into his book “Chasing Relevance,” his take on how to get people over their generational hang-ups. We caught up with the 52-year-old Del Mar resident in Launchbox’s Sorrento Valley office last week and reflected on… Show more

Article by Sebastian Montes:

It’s been three years since Dan Negroni traded in his life as a “CEO for hire” and started pouring his energies into his millennial-centric consulting firm Launchbox (launchbox365.com). And it’s been one year since that new life crystallized into his book “Chasing Relevance,” his take on how to get people over their generational hang-ups. We caught up with the 52-year-old Del Mar resident in Launchbox’s Sorrento Valley office last week and reflected on generational misconceptions and the future of the workplace as we know it. (Some answers have been edited for length.)

Q: Complaints about millennials have been common fare for years now. Are the lessons being learned?

A: I think the world is overbaked with the negative soundtrack for millennials. Everyone tells me “Oh millennials suck.” That’s not been my experience. I’ve meet 5,000 this year and 95 percent of them are amazing. The No. 1 thing they want is to learn and grow. And the next generation is coming up, Generation Z. Never before have there been five generations in the workforce, but you do now with the Gen Z. So I don’t think people can avoid it anymore.

Q: You cite figures that millennials make up nearly 40 percent of the workforce. Why has it been so hard to assimilate such a large group?

A: Let’s call Gen Z and millennials “digital natives.” That’s really what the distinction is. We’ve always complained about the generation beneath us — Socrates was complaining about Plato. What’s different now is they’ve grown up in a world where their every need has been served by digital. Tinder, Uber Eats, you can order anything from Amazon and get it within a day. Everything is much easier. But then they get out of college and go into the workplace and everything is archaic and old and nothing’s easy.

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LEARN TO SPEAK MILLENNIAL
Successful organizations provide a company culture and career opportunities that align with the values of their Gen Y workforce, leading to unprecedented creativity, innovation and profits.

INNOVATION
Challenge them to be insatiably curious and reward risk-taking. Deliver the tools to create mind-numbing perseverance.

LEARNING
Customize learning and teach global inquisitiveness, preach “invest in thy self” and prove that by delivering value to… Show more

LEARN TO SPEAK MILLENNIAL
Successful organizations provide a company culture and career opportunities that align with the values of their Gen Y workforce, leading to unprecedented creativity, innovation and profits.

INNOVATION
Challenge them to be insatiably curious and reward risk-taking. Deliver the tools to create mind-numbing perseverance.

LEARNING
Customize learning and teach global inquisitiveness, preach “invest in thy self” and prove that by delivering value to others, you win.

FEEDBACK
Give feedback, feedback and more feedback and then ask for feedback in return to create the ultimate in self-accountability for productivity and profits.

COLLABORATION
Create opportunities to connect, collaborate and network with colleagues, customers and the community; leverage the collective genius of stakeholders.

MENTORSHIP
Share the knowledge, skills and brain trust that managers and experienced employees have developed for over 100 years.

FLEXIBILITY
Provide flexible work schedules to accommodate fitness, family and fun to create an enduring brand ambassador.

AUTHENTICITY
Communicate authentically and honestly, create a culture of real, yet intimate dialogues.

ADVANCEMENT
Leverage attitudes and behaviors to create value for others and a roadmap for themselves within your organization.

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MILLENNIALS ARE THE NEW POWER
They are changing the way we run our businesses and sell our products and services.
Think Blockbuster/Netflix, Taxi/Uber and Hotels/Airbnb.

✔TODAY MILLENNIALS ARE 60% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION
✔THEY ARE 36% OR MORE OF YOUR WORKFORCE
✔THEY WILL BE NEARLY 75% OF YOUR EMPLOYEES AND THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GROUP OF
CONSUMERS BY 2025

THEY GREW UP IN A DIFFERENT WORLD:

DAYS FILLED WITH SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES-TROPHIES FOR EVERYONE ON THE… Show more

MILLENNIALS ARE THE NEW POWER
They are changing the way we run our businesses and sell our products and services.
Think Blockbuster/Netflix, Taxi/Uber and Hotels/Airbnb.

✔TODAY MILLENNIALS ARE 60% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION
✔THEY ARE 36% OR MORE OF YOUR WORKFORCE
✔THEY WILL BE NEARLY 75% OF YOUR EMPLOYEES AND THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GROUP OF
CONSUMERS BY 2025

THEY GREW UP IN A DIFFERENT WORLD:

DAYS FILLED WITH SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES-TROPHIES FOR EVERYONE ON THE TEAM-FAMILIES OF ALL DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES-INFORMATION AT THEIR FINGERTIPS-SOCIALLY CONNECTED TO EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE-MULTI-TASKING IS THE NORM

"Millennials (Gen Y) are text-messaging, multi-tasking, advertising-leery, Attention Deficit Disorder-loving, trendsetting, blog-reading, information-addicted, purpose driven, social-media savvy, tech-embracing, fast-moving, highly-ambitious, quick-talking, well-educated, iPod-listening, authority-questioning, and have the blushing confidence of expecting to go from mailroom to boardroom in one day." Show less

Millennials are no longer happy with the stereotypes attributed to them over the past decade. They and their fast growing Gen Z counterparts have had it with labels. As a matter of fact, most millennials don’t even want to be called millennials. They are exiting their cocoon of their early 20s and headed towards full-blown adulthood, ready to take us on. Good for them! We need them.

They have been derided for being entitled and self-absorbed. However, millennials are now a little… Show more

Millennials are no longer happy with the stereotypes attributed to them over the past decade. They and their fast growing Gen Z counterparts have had it with labels. As a matter of fact, most millennials don’t even want to be called millennials. They are exiting their cocoon of their early 20s and headed towards full-blown adulthood, ready to take us on. Good for them! We need them.

They have been derided for being entitled and self-absorbed. However, millennials are now a little older, a little wiser, and making their way up the corporate ladder as they become comfortable in their own skin. They are taking on leadership roles as professionals, shedding their student loan debt, buying homes, starting families, and planning for the less-distant future.

What does this mean for the millennial generation and for all of us? A lot! What defining characteristics of their generation will stay and what will change as they evolve? And what aspects of their generational culture will they bring with them into their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond?

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Business Management & Talent Development Consultant Dan Negroni talks with Bill Ringle about unlocking the potential of millennials in the workplace by creating better quality relationships and company culture.

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The workforce is only made up of about 25% millennials now, but within the next 20 years it will be more around 70%. The importance of engaging with, learning from and creating meaningful relationships between millennials and other generations is incredibly important to the future of business. Dan Negroni joins us on this episode to share his passion and prowess for bringing the generations together.

The mission behind his business Launch Box is to create an engaged and authentic… Show more

The workforce is only made up of about 25% millennials now, but within the next 20 years it will be more around 70%. The importance of engaging with, learning from and creating meaningful relationships between millennials and other generations is incredibly important to the future of business. Dan Negroni joins us on this episode to share his passion and prowess for bringing the generations together.

The mission behind his business Launch Box is to create an engaged and authentic workforce that seeks to learn and understand from their differences. They find that through ridding the workplace of generational misunderstanding and finger-pointing, they can create teams that are passionate and more motivated than ever.

Dan shares some great tips on how the generations can relate better and learn from each other – strengthening themselves and their business. He insists that if you want to remain relevant in business, it is crucial to learn how millennials think and how they can help you. Dan states how costly it is that millennials are so disconnected from their jobs and explains how businesses and employers can avoid the mistakes that lead to this disconnect.



What You’ll Learn:
✔The importance of engaging with people in business and creating an authentic and passionate
environment.
✔How giving people the opportunity to learn and grow will help retain them.
✔How to create age unity in the workplace.
✔How diversity in the workplace is much more than just checking a box and why this mentality has
been dangerous in businesses.
✔Why 50% of millennials feel like they will have a new job in the next year and are checked out.
✔How millennials can work better with their bosses by learning to engage with them better (and vice-
versa).
✔What some employers are doing to cater to millennials and why it is healthy and helpful for all
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For years, attorneys have used traditional approaches to mentorship. The familiar, apprentice-type relationships where experienced, tenured lawyers provide advice to the new lawyers in their firm.

While mentorship programs are common in most firms, technology, an evolution of social norms, and the economy have changed the world and millennials comprise a new generation of lawyers that want something more, and they are willing to work for it. Millennials want to be heard and should be… Show more

For years, attorneys have used traditional approaches to mentorship. The familiar, apprentice-type relationships where experienced, tenured lawyers provide advice to the new lawyers in their firm.

While mentorship programs are common in most firms, technology, an evolution of social norms, and the economy have changed the world and millennials comprise a new generation of lawyers that want something more, and they are willing to work for it. Millennials want to be heard and should be heard to enhance succession planning and firm sustainability.

Firms have good reason to listen to what millennials want. Millennials are the largest cohort of the workforce. In today’s world, millennials’ perspective, approach, and relevance are sorely needed for future law firm growth. However, millennials are also leaving the professional industries faster than ever before. Many firms already know they need to change how they conduct management and mentorship to help attract and retain millennial talent. They just don’t know how to ensure the next generation of law firms and law firm leaders can successfully emerge.

Enter reverse mentorship! Reverse mentorship is a concept that provides millennials and more experienced lawyers the platform to teach one another about the business and practice, and also to share new ideas openly. Through reverse mentoring, millennials can thrive and contribute in ways that will launch their careers like never before while still learning valuable lessons from the more experienced members of an organization. Intrigued? Not sure where to start? No worries—we got ya covered!

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STRENGTHS & STORY WORKSHOP

We can up your game in a day. We can get you the job, promotion, career, and life you want.
We help you translate “your next gen self to the workplace.” Companies need people like you – they just need to hear and understand who you really are, what you bring and what you want.

Meet great people, uncover the best in yourself and learn how to articulate your strengths, values and skills. You’ll leave with the skills you need to deliver your story… Show more

STRENGTHS & STORY WORKSHOP

We can up your game in a day. We can get you the job, promotion, career, and life you want.
We help you translate “your next gen self to the workplace.” Companies need people like you – they just need to hear and understand who you really are, what you bring and what you want.

Meet great people, uncover the best in yourself and learn how to articulate your strengths, values and skills. You’ll leave with the skills you need to deliver your story, connect with others and build powerful relationships in just one day.

Join us for ground-breaking tips, “real deal” techniques, and kick ass tools to help you achieve your dreams. Are you ready?

You will learn how to:
– Understand and leverage your strengths
– Discover your rock
– Define your values, skills and passions
– Learn the power of the question
– Build a professional network
– Assess and understand your life balance
– Give and receive feedback
– Develop your personal brand
– Create, own and deliver your story
– Launch your personal success plan
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STRENGTHS & STORY WORKSHOP
FOR CAREER PROS

Transitions can be terrible, or they can be amazing. You get to choose.
People often change career direction as they learn about themselves and their interests evolve. Our Strengths & Story Workshop will recharge, refocus and restart your career. You will learn how to achieve clarity and purpose, claim and aim your story, and connect with opportunity.

Spend a day with us, and we guarantee you will leave with a powerful story, an… Show more

STRENGTHS & STORY WORKSHOP
FOR CAREER PROS

Transitions can be terrible, or they can be amazing. You get to choose.
People often change career direction as they learn about themselves and their interests evolve. Our Strengths & Story Workshop will recharge, refocus and restart your career. You will learn how to achieve clarity and purpose, claim and aim your story, and connect with opportunity.

Spend a day with us, and we guarantee you will leave with a powerful story, an action plan and the direction and confidence you need to take your career to a new level.

You will learn how to:
– Understand and leverage your strengths
– Discover your rock
– Define your purpose and values
– Increase your professional network
– Manifest opportunities
– Create, own and deliver your story
– Launch your personal success plan
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Bob "Sully" Sullivan, host of the thebigbizshow.com interviews Dan Negroni on Millennials working well with other generations in the workplace.

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We know a few things about Millennials and Gen Z: they don’t trust lightly, they crave innovation and experiences, they love the entrepreneurial spirit, they express their need for growth, and have a tendency to disrupt and redefine industries.

So as a recruiter you’re in a tough spot; how to effectively attract talent right from the start. Old school recruiting tactics from 1994 don’t work as well these days getting Millennials and Gen Z talent to want to work for and stay with… Show more

We know a few things about Millennials and Gen Z: they don’t trust lightly, they crave innovation and experiences, they love the entrepreneurial spirit, they express their need for growth, and have a tendency to disrupt and redefine industries.

So as a recruiter you’re in a tough spot; how to effectively attract talent right from the start. Old school recruiting tactics from 1994 don’t work as well these days getting Millennials and Gen Z talent to want to work for and stay with companies.

Don’t get me wrong, Millennials and Gen Z will happily work for companies. Recruiters just need to approach younger talent carefully. The secret: they need to connect with them on a deeper level, communicate in ways that feel organic, and tell them the “Real Deal” truth (connecting to them as individuals).

If it all sounds a bit coddling, it really isn’t. It’s about treating your audience the way they want to be treated: The Platinum Rule. Here are 11 ways recruiters can attract great Millennial and Gen Z talent.

Be Authentic
Not every company can be everything to everyone. So be yourself. Don’t pretend. Not all companies have food, a full arcade, ping pong tables, video games and/or Massage Therapists (a la Facebook or Google). But for many companies, those perks wouldn’t even make sense to offer even if they could!

It is important that recruiters highlight perks that are relevant to the people in the industry they are hiring for. If the industry is technology, then having the latest technology and being a center of innovation and growth is a good sell. For a non-profit, it will be focusing on the tangible impact a candidate’s work will have. If it is the professional service industry, then experience and growth opportunities might be the right perks to highlight.

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LEARN:
✔What millennials really want and how they need to be guided
✔An inside-out approach to develop the “whole person” millennial
✔Promote and reward becoming a mentor and accepting guidance
✔How to instill personal accountability and responsibility
✔How to create employee-driven career development and advancement paths

You may have read the facts:

83 million millennials are in the United States. That’s 36% of our workforce today and 75% by 2025.

How do we best connect with this next generation?

How do we attract and retain them?

What’s the best way to care about their success?

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THE DISENGAGED WORKPLACE
New research by Deloitte shows that corporate culture, employee engagement and retention are now the top challenges facing today’s businesses.

OUR EMPLOYEES AREN’T ENGAGED
70% of Millennials are disengaged in the workplace.
AND THEY’RE HEADING OUT THE DOOR
More than 60% of millennials leave their employers within 3 years.
WHICH IS COSTING BUSINESSES LOTS OF MONEY
The average Fortune 500 company has 50,000 employees, 20,000 of which are… Show more

THE DISENGAGED WORKPLACE
New research by Deloitte shows that corporate culture, employee engagement and retention are now the top challenges facing today’s businesses.

OUR EMPLOYEES AREN’T ENGAGED
70% of Millennials are disengaged in the workplace.
AND THEY’RE HEADING OUT THE DOOR
More than 60% of millennials leave their employers within 3 years.
WHICH IS COSTING BUSINESSES LOTS OF MONEY
The average Fortune 500 company has 50,000 employees, 20,000 of which are millennials. With 20% of them leaving, that’s $60M in costs, every year.
WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT IT?
Most companies aren’t doing much – only 22.9% of organizations have a plan in place to engage millennials and future generations.
WE HAVE THE SOLUTION
Well, we have a plan, solution in fact, that is GUARANTEED to transform your company

…to create a place where people are doing everything they can just to get hired
…where employees want to stay for years and years
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"The Multigenerational Workplace: Understanding and Hiring Millennials - Career Channel"

Baby boomers, gen Xers, millenials - so many generations are in the workforce. Though it seems they have little in common, there are strategies to not only get them working together but understanding and appreciating each other. Phil Blair, Executive Officer of Manpower West sits down with Dan Negroni, CEO of launchbox365 to discuss how to effectively engage with your millennial… Show more

"The Multigenerational Workplace: Understanding and Hiring Millennials - Career Channel"

Baby boomers, gen Xers, millenials - so many generations are in the workforce. Though it seems they have little in common, there are strategies to not only get them working together but understanding and appreciating each other. Phil Blair, Executive Officer of Manpower West sits down with Dan Negroni, CEO of launchbox365 to discuss how to effectively engage with your millennial employees.

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Recently I had the honor and privilege to be interviewed by Phil Blair from Manpower on UCTV. We had a thoughtful and fun conversation on how companies and individuals can better understand millennials and how to hire them with more clarity and intention. Here are the top 4 things that came from our chat and things you should keep in mind to accelerate along the learning curve to better understand how to maximize your engagement with millennials.

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Recently I had the honor and privilege to be interviewed by Phil Blair from Manpower on UCTV. We had a thoughtful and fun conversation on how companies and individuals can better understand millennials and how to hire them with more clarity and intention. Here are the top 4 things that came from our chat and things you should keep in mind to accelerate along the learning curve to better understand how to maximize your engagement with millennials.

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Most businesses are facing a two-headed crisis with their employees: (1) disengagement and (2) anxiety. Just when we need our teams to pull together, crush performance, and be stronger than ever, actually the opposite is happening. Our employees are instead disconnected from each other or with their bosses. Rampant anxiety is hurting their individual performance. And high turnover is costing us serious money.

At launchbox, we’re all about finding solutions to help you solve disengagement… Show more

Most businesses are facing a two-headed crisis with their employees: (1) disengagement and (2) anxiety. Just when we need our teams to pull together, crush performance, and be stronger than ever, actually the opposite is happening. Our employees are instead disconnected from each other or with their bosses. Rampant anxiety is hurting their individual performance. And high turnover is costing us serious money.

At launchbox, we’re all about finding solutions to help you solve disengagement and anxiety to ignite your team and company’s performance. We’ve developed a 3-hack strategy you can use to ensure your company is meeting the demands of the changing workplace. Follow along as we show you how we’re helping three clients solve their own unique organizational problems: Show less

Do you need help leading your team, building relationships or getting that next promotion?

Do you have a manager struggling to lead, a young rockstar you want to grow, or a team that is completely dysfunctional?

Our brand of coaching is more like pivoting, growing, or kicking butt. It’s real, innovative, on demand and cuts to the core issue that is getting in the way of success. Our master coaches are trained in our unique methodology that enables an inside-out approach to… Show more

Do you need help leading your team, building relationships or getting that next promotion?

Do you have a manager struggling to lead, a young rockstar you want to grow, or a team that is completely dysfunctional?

Our brand of coaching is more like pivoting, growing, or kicking butt. It’s real, innovative, on demand and cuts to the core issue that is getting in the way of success. Our master coaches are trained in our unique methodology that enables an inside-out approach to transformation, delivered in a bold, authentic, and non-judgmental style. We provide one-on-one and team coaching to help you and your employees leverage strengths, overcome obstacles and achieve your goals. We focus on impact, action and results.

We can help with…
✔Hiring the right people
✔Resolving team conflicts
✔Increasing collaboration
✔Creating personal goals and action plans
✔Outplacement services
✔Focus on impact, action and results.
✔Building leadership skills
✔Business development plans
✔Career transitions
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Millennials. Like it or not, they will make up most of your workforce in the next ten years. This portends a big problem for countless companies: a huge disconnect between millennials and boomers/Gen Xers in the workforce.

We send emails; they send snaps. We put our heads to work and do what we’re told; they opt to work remotely and creatively. The differences aren’t small; they are costing companies billions of dollars. 60% of millennials will leave their jobs in less than three years… Show more

Millennials. Like it or not, they will make up most of your workforce in the next ten years. This portends a big problem for countless companies: a huge disconnect between millennials and boomers/Gen Xers in the workforce.

We send emails; they send snaps. We put our heads to work and do what we’re told; they opt to work remotely and creatively. The differences aren’t small; they are costing companies billions of dollars. 60% of millennials will leave their jobs in less than three years. Companies must address and understand this disconnect so they can disrupt outdated working models and adapt to the new way. Here are three ways to connect with millennials so you can disrupt your old model and write the future!

1. Lead with unwavering transparency

Millennials wear their hearts on their sleeves. They tweet their opinions, Instagram their feelings and write Facebook statuses about who they will vote for and what causes they believe in. Technology has disrupted the way we communicate and has given millennials a voice 24/7. Your company must be transparent with what your mission is. Your why should be everywhere: in your office, on your website, on your Facebook page, etc.

60 % of millennials say ‘a sense of purpose’ is why they choose to work for their current employer, according to a Deloitte survey. If your company isn’t authentic and transparent on all fronts (social media, in person, online), this is hurting you. Be upfront about what your company stands for so you can actively connect and communicate with your millennials.

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A Dramatic Shift Is Taking Place In The Workplace And Marketplace:

Today there are 2.4 billion millennials; they represent 36% of the workforce, control $660 billion in spending, and will be 75% of your employees and customers by 2025. What is your company doing to stay relevant, connect, and drive engagement with the next generation?



During this interactive interview, learn:

✔The key trends that define the millennial generation.
✔Steps to bridge the… Show more

A Dramatic Shift Is Taking Place In The Workplace And Marketplace:

Today there are 2.4 billion millennials; they represent 36% of the workforce, control $660 billion in spending, and will be 75% of your employees and customers by 2025. What is your company doing to stay relevant, connect, and drive engagement with the next generation?



During this interactive interview, learn:

✔The key trends that define the millennial generation.
✔Steps to bridge the generational gap between youth and experience.
✔How to deliver value to connect with your customers and employees.
✔How to stay relevant in a crazy, fast-changing world. Show less

WHY IT IS SMART TO ENCOURAGE YOUR MILLENNIAL TO BECOME A SALESPERSON OR AT LEAST ACT LIKE ONE.

Because they will “crush it” by learning the number one life work/skill: Relationship Building.
Hollywood’s depiction of the sales profession certainly hasn’t done salespeople any favors. Moreover, all of us are guilty of stereotypes. Are you familiar with this one? Sales people are depicted as either magically gifted, manipulative or sleezy, shallow, pushy sheisters. All give inaccurate… Show more

WHY IT IS SMART TO ENCOURAGE YOUR MILLENNIAL TO BECOME A SALESPERSON OR AT LEAST ACT LIKE ONE.

Because they will “crush it” by learning the number one life work/skill: Relationship Building.
Hollywood’s depiction of the sales profession certainly hasn’t done salespeople any favors. Moreover, all of us are guilty of stereotypes. Are you familiar with this one? Sales people are depicted as either magically gifted, manipulative or sleezy, shallow, pushy sheisters. All give inaccurate depictions of the profession for young millennials.

Those stereotypes have seeped into our perception of the sales profession as a whole. Great salespeople spend their days driving in revenue to pay everyone’s salary while often being looked down upon or feeling less than. It is insane! These sales people are usually the best relationship builders there are. They learn to serve and provide value to others by invoking trust and protection for all of their clients. They are the ultimate connectors and influencers. Does this sound like a good thing or a bad thing to you?

To clear the air around sales and highlight the importance of sales as a profession, it is important to bust some of the common myths around sales and replace them with a healthy dose of reality. Here are some of the worst myths about sales and then the reality of why these skills are sorely being overlooked by the education system, Universities, Colleges, Graduate Programs, and the Workplace.

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What is your company doing to stay relevant, connect and drive engagement with the next generation?

Don’t be left behind. Your company must understand the dramatic shift taking place in the workplace and the marketplace. Today, there are 2.4 billion millennials, they represent 36% of the workforce, control $660 billion in spending and will be 75% of your employees and customers by 2025.

With valuable insights, extensive experience, and a great sense of humor, Dan delivers aha… Show more

What is your company doing to stay relevant, connect and drive engagement with the next generation?

Don’t be left behind. Your company must understand the dramatic shift taking place in the workplace and the marketplace. Today, there are 2.4 billion millennials, they represent 36% of the workforce, control $660 billion in spending and will be 75% of your employees and customers by 2025.

With valuable insights, extensive experience, and a great sense of humor, Dan delivers aha moments as he shares:

✔The key trends that define the millennial generation
✔6 steps to bridge the generational gap between youth and experience
✔How to deliver value to connect with your customers and employees
✔How to stay relevant in today’s crazy, fast-changing world Show less