generational keynote speaker

Hiring Gen Z

Hiring and Engaging a Gen Z Workforce: The Do’s and Don’ts

Hiring has always been a top priority for any organization, and today’s work environment is no different.  What has started to change more recently, though, is the type of workforce available and the expectations they bring into the workplace.  More bluntly stated, Gen Z is the newest generation to enter the workforce and how you

Millenials Are Job Hoppers Like Their Parents

Millennials are Disloyal Job-Hoppers – Just Like Their Parents

Two-thirds of the workforce in the United States is disengaged at work. Yet when it comes to doing something about it and finding more meaningful work for themselves, the majority of people aren’t taking action.  That is, unless you’re a Millennial. Millennials (and Gen Z) will apparently quit employers at the drop of a dime.

Baby Boomers Broke the System

Baby Boomers Broke the System – Part 2

(How we rebound) In a previous article, I outlined how Baby Boomers are quick to point fingers at Millennials for many of the issues the Baby Boomers created. I went so far as to call Baby Boomers “more self-centered than the self-centered Millennials they blame for everything.” We can have a different point of view

Matt Havens Employee Engagement Article

Engaging a Millennial Workforce and the Lies You’ve Been Told

When it comes to working with Millennials – or frankly anyone born post-Internet explosion – you’ve heard enough of the same stuff to bore an elephant.  For example, I’m sure you’ve heard things like: Give them “fun” places to work. Have games, beanbag chairs, and free Redbulls in the fridge! Create a place where they

Millennials are the Hardest Working Generation

Millennials are the Hardest Working Generation

Let’s get this out of the way. We are going to indulge in some stereotypes throughout this conversation. Not everyone is exactly the same! Not all Millennials are tech-savvy Twitter mongrels. Not all Boomers are old, stodgy authoritarians. Everybody is an individual, so you can’t continually try to shove people into a box and blindly

Matt Havens Generation Z Article

Stop Blaming Gen Z for Being Impatient

A few weeks ago I got into a conversation with a friend about, of all things, costumes. My two girls are constantly getting dressed up in funny costumes. They love it! And why shouldn’t they?! Wouldn’t you like trading in your slacks and buttoned-down shirts for a wardrobe where your only choices are Cookie Monster,

Attracting (And Then Keeping) your Top Millennial Talent

Attracting (And Then Keeping) Your Top Millennial Talent

Hi everyone! I hope by now you’ve all adjusted to either “life without kids in school” or “exactly the same as yesterday, but warmer”. In other words, SUMMER!! Easily my favorite season of the year, it’s half the reason we moved from the Midwest to Dallas a few years ago. (The other half was so

Matt Havens Keynote Speaker Sizzle Reel

Sizzle Reel

Here’s my new sizzle reel! Sizzle, by the way, is a fun word to say over and over. Hope you enjoy!