big bearded tattoo guys such as myself probably shouldn’t be making
probably shouldn’t be making
probably shouldn’t be making generalizations about Millennials or
generalizations about Millennials or
generalizations about Millennials or really any generalization or
really any generalization or
really any generalization or stereotyping of any group of people for
stereotyping of any group of people for
stereotyping of any group of people for that matter but when it comes to
that matter but when it comes to
that matter but when it comes to Millennials it’s long II don’t think I
Millennials it’s long II don’t think I
Millennials it’s long II don’t think I have to if you just google the words
have to if you just google the words
have to if you just google the words Millennials are the things that you’re
Millennials are the things that you’re
Millennials are the things that you’re gonna see I’m up just just absolutely
gonna see I’m up just just absolutely
gonna see I’m up just just absolutely get me and the discourse over the past
get me and the discourse over the past
get me and the discourse over the past several years throughout businesses and
several years throughout businesses and
several years throughout businesses and in the boardrooms across the world has
in the boardrooms across the world has
in the boardrooms across the world has been around the issues that a lot of
been around the issues that a lot of
been around the issues that a lot of senior leaders have been facing with
senior leaders have been facing with
senior leaders have been facing with Millennials around things like
Millennials around things like
Millennials around things like engagement at work and the development
engagement at work and the development
engagement at work and the development or lack thereof of the human skills or
or lack thereof of the human skills or
or lack thereof of the human skills or the soft skills needed to be successful
the soft skills needed to be successful
the soft skills needed to be successful in those industries and don’t even get
in those industries and don’t even get
in those industries and don’t even get me started on the headlines the
me started on the headlines the
me started on the headlines the headlines that go on and on and on
headlines that go on and on and on
headlines that go on and on and on I did some a google searches I couldn’t
I did some a google searches I couldn’t
I did some a google searches I couldn’t find one positive headline about
find one positive headline about
find one positive headline about Millennials and it was just absolutely
Millennials and it was just absolutely
Millennials and it was just absolutely baffling it got but just I mean I can
baffling it got but just I mean I can
baffling it got but just I mean I can keep going on and on and on as you can
keep going on and on and on as you can
keep going on and on and on as you can see and so many thought leaders who
see and so many thought leaders who
see and so many thought leaders who talked about their thoughts on the
talked about their thoughts on the
talked about their thoughts on the issues with Millennials and you know
issues with Millennials and you know
issues with Millennials and you know what I’m not even gonna define
what I’m not even gonna define
what I’m not even gonna define Millennials and what they are today I’m
Millennials and what they are today I’m
Millennials and what they are today I’m not even gonna do that cuz I think what
not even gonna do that cuz I think what
not even gonna do that cuz I think what we need to do is look at it differently
we need to do is look at it differently
we need to do is look at it differently but ladies and gentlemen if this is true
but ladies and gentlemen if this is true
but ladies and gentlemen if this is true Millennials I’m sorry we’ve got a
Millennials I’m sorry we’ve got a
Millennials I’m sorry we’ve got a problem I mean I say that in jest but
problem I mean I say that in jest but
problem I mean I say that in jest but the gist is this I think that my
the gist is this I think that my
the gist is this I think that my generation you know the big bearded
generation you know the big bearded
generation you know the big bearded dudes of the world we need to look at
dudes of the world we need to look at
dudes of the world we need to look at this a little differently all of us need
this a little differently all of us need
this a little differently all of us need to look at this issue differently and
to look at this issue differently and
to look at this issue differently and like I said it’s not about labeling the
like I said it’s not about labeling the
like I said it’s not about labeling the Millennials because the next generation
Millennials because the next generation
Millennials because the next generation the generations adds well they haven’t
the generations adds well they haven’t
the generations adds well they haven’t been faring any better either and so I
been faring any better either and so I
been faring any better either and so I won’t even gonna use that label I’m just
won’t even gonna use that label I’m just
won’t even gonna use that label I’m just gonna talk about the next generation or
gonna talk about the next generation or
gonna talk about the next generation or the next group of human beings that are
the next group of human beings that are
the next group of human beings that are coming up to develop in the next phase
coming up to develop in the next phase
coming up to develop in the next phase of their lives when we think of it in
of their lives when we think of it in
of their lives when we think of it in terms of what’s needed to be successful
terms of what’s needed to be successful
terms of what’s needed to be successful the World Economic Forum released very
the World Economic Forum released very
the World Economic Forum released very recently the skills that are gonna be
recently the skills that are gonna be
recently the skills that are gonna be required going forward in 2020 and
required going forward in 2020 and
required going forward in 2020 and beyond and it wasn’t the
beyond and it wasn’t the
beyond and it wasn’t the technical skills it was again those soft
technical skills it was again those soft
technical skills it was again those soft skills those non-cognitive human skills
skills those non-cognitive human skills
skills those non-cognitive human skills they’re gonna be so necessary but how
they’re gonna be so necessary but how
they’re gonna be so necessary but how are we developing those skills how are
are we developing those skills how are
are we developing those skills how are we developing the next generation of
we developing the next generation of
we developing the next generation of bankers and lawyers and doctors but what
bankers and lawyers and doctors but what
bankers and lawyers and doctors but what about the next generation of people who
about the next generation of people who
about the next generation of people who animate our favorite TV shows or do the
animate our favorite TV shows or do the
animate our favorite TV shows or do the special effects on our favorite zombie
special effects on our favorite zombie
special effects on our favorite zombie movie or let’s say do the concept art
movie or let’s say do the concept art
movie or let’s say do the concept art for you know the next medieval political
for you know the next medieval political
for you know the next medieval political TV drama or you know people who plan our
TV drama or you know people who plan our
TV drama or you know people who plan our weddings how are we preparing them how
weddings how are we preparing them how
weddings how are we preparing them how are we preparing the people who are
are we preparing the people who are
are we preparing the people who are doing the network security for us or
doing the network security for us or
doing the network security for us or people who are designing our office
people who are designing our office
people who are designing our office spaces how do we develop their skills
spaces how do we develop their skills
spaces how do we develop their skills how are we developing people who need to
how are we developing people who need to
how are we developing people who need to take care of her dogs and our pets or
take care of her dogs and our pets or
take care of her dogs and our pets or those individuals who capture those
those individuals who capture those
those individuals who capture those stellar moments how are we developing
stellar moments how are we developing
stellar moments how are we developing them or people who are doing graphic
them or people who are doing graphic
them or people who are doing graphic design the next corporate logo or
design the next corporate logo or
design the next corporate logo or checking us into our hotel how do we
checking us into our hotel how do we
checking us into our hotel how do we develop them again people who are mixing
develop them again people who are mixing
develop them again people who are mixing and mastering the latest DJ at the
and mastering the latest DJ at the
and mastering the latest DJ at the biggest dance club or those who are
biggest dance club or those who are
biggest dance club or those who are entertaining us on stage or I think of
entertaining us on stage or I think of
entertaining us on stage or I think of you know mixing and mastering let’s say
you know mixing and mastering let’s say
you know mixing and mastering let’s say that latest album although come to think
that latest album although come to think
that latest album although come to think of it wait do they even make albums
of it wait do they even make albums
of it wait do they even make albums anymore or do Millennials call that – I
anymore or do Millennials call that – I
anymore or do Millennials call that – I mean I say that in jest but again
mean I say that in jest but again
mean I say that in jest but again getting back to this idea of how are we
getting back to this idea of how are we
getting back to this idea of how are we developing the next generation what are
developing the next generation what are
developing the next generation what are we doing well for myself I was an
we doing well for myself I was an
we doing well for myself I was an executive coach working in a different
executive coach working in a different
executive coach working in a different industries I worked in global asset
industries I worked in global asset
industries I worked in global asset management banking commercial real
management banking commercial real
management banking commercial real estate with senior leaders and
estate with senior leaders and
estate with senior leaders and executives in billion-dollar deals
executives in billion-dollar deals
executives in billion-dollar deals however I never actually once worked in
however I never actually once worked in
however I never actually once worked in those industries as an executive coach I
those industries as an executive coach I
those industries as an executive coach I didn’t have to give them the answer they
didn’t have to give them the answer they
didn’t have to give them the answer they were smart people they had the answer
were smart people they had the answer
were smart people they had the answer but as an executive coach I had to ask
but as an executive coach I had to ask
but as an executive coach I had to ask the right questions I had to give them
the right questions I had to give them
the right questions I had to give them feedback not on what the response was
feedback not on what the response was
feedback not on what the response was but on a thought process and challenge
but on a thought process and challenge
but on a thought process and challenge how they frame things that’s what I did
how they frame things that’s what I did
how they frame things that’s what I did as a coach now I just want to take a
as a coach now I just want to take a
as a coach now I just want to take a step back because I talked about
step back because I talked about
step back because I talked about coaching I just want to I mean for me
coaching I just want to I mean for me
coaching I just want to I mean for me growing up a full disclosure and it was
growing up a full disclosure and it was
growing up a full disclosure and it was announced earlier I’m Canadian I’m
announced earlier I’m Canadian I’m
announced earlier I’m Canadian I’m Canada and for anyone who grew up
Canada and for anyone who grew up
Canada and for anyone who grew up especially playing sports that idea of
especially playing sports that idea of
especially playing sports that idea of what a coach does is maybe a little
what a coach does is maybe a little
what a coach does is maybe a little different for me I played hockey or
different for me I played hockey or
different for me I played hockey or sorry the rest of the world calls it ice
sorry the rest of the world calls it ice
sorry the rest of the world calls it ice hockey but it’s a bit redundant to call
hockey but it’s a bit redundant to call
hockey but it’s a bit redundant to call it ice hockey for me growing up in
it ice hockey for me growing up in
it ice hockey for me growing up in Canada but the coaches I grew up with
Canada but the coaches I grew up with
Canada but the coaches I grew up with were very different than the executive
were very different than the executive
were very different than the executive coach that I became for me growing up
coach that I became for me growing up
coach that I became for me growing up playing hockey was that cooked yelling
playing hockey was that cooked yelling
playing hockey was that cooked yelling at me and telling me what to do and how
at me and telling me what to do and how
at me and telling me what to do and how to do it if I wasn’t holding the stick
to do it if I wasn’t holding the stick
to do it if I wasn’t holding the stick right they would grab the stick and tell
right they would grab the stick and tell
right they would grab the stick and tell me what to do very very different again
me what to do very very different again
me what to do very very different again how let’s say the International coaching
how let’s say the International coaching
how let’s say the International coaching Federation would define how you coach
Federation would define how you coach
Federation would define how you coach and develop you’re not providing the
and develop you’re not providing the
and develop you’re not providing the answer but you’re asking those questions
answer but you’re asking those questions
answer but you’re asking those questions those coach like questions to allow that
those coach like questions to allow that
those coach like questions to allow that individual to self-direct what the
individual to self-direct what the
individual to self-direct what the answer is for myself in my coaching
answer is for myself in my coaching
answer is for myself in my coaching practice I had two questions I must
practice I had two questions I must
practice I had two questions I must share with you that I used all the time
share with you that I used all the time
share with you that I used all the time the first one was always tell me more
the first one was always tell me more
the first one was always tell me more and I loved asking this question because
and I loved asking this question because
and I loved asking this question because it really allowed that individual to
it really allowed that individual to
it really allowed that individual to explore that idea that problem where
explore that idea that problem where
explore that idea that problem where they were getting stuck as well I also
they were getting stuck as well I also
they were getting stuck as well I also asked and now what I loved asking and
asked and now what I loved asking and
asked and now what I loved asking and now what because I wasn’t giving that
now what because I wasn’t giving that
now what because I wasn’t giving that individual the answer no it was up to
individual the answer no it was up to
individual the answer no it was up to them to come up with the answer in the
them to come up with the answer in the
them to come up with the answer in the solution themselves and as a coach I
solution themselves and as a coach I
solution themselves and as a coach I would challenge them and ask them
would challenge them and ask them
would challenge them and ask them questions about that I loved it
questions about that I loved it
questions about that I loved it now when it came to the M word question
now when it came to the M word question
now when it came to the M word question or the Millennial engagement question
or the Millennial engagement question
or the Millennial engagement question when I asked them tell me more oh I got
when I asked them tell me more oh I got
when I asked them tell me more oh I got an earful they go on and on and on about
an earful they go on and on and on about
an earful they go on and on and on about the Millennial issue but when I asked
the Millennial issue but when I asked
the Millennial issue but when I asked them and now what deafening silence it
them and now what deafening silence it
them and now what deafening silence it was interesting as we went on and talked
was interesting as we went on and talked
was interesting as we went on and talked about it a lot of the senior leaders
about it a lot of the senior leaders
about it a lot of the senior leaders would say well you know because a lot
would say well you know because a lot
would say well you know because a lot could engagement maybe we need to you
could engagement maybe we need to you
could engagement maybe we need to you know have better lunches and then freer
know have better lunches and then freer
know have better lunches and then freer lunches and free beer and foosball
lunches and free beer and foosball
lunches and free beer and foosball tables for everybody but that was very
tables for everybody but that was very
tables for everybody but that was very superficial and didn’t really hit at the
superficial and didn’t really hit at the
superficial and didn’t really hit at the heart of what the issue was and as an
heart of what the issue was and as an
heart of what the issue was and as an executive coach I coached all over North
executive coach I coached all over North
executive coach I coached all over North America from Toronto to Houston from New
America from Toronto to Houston from New
America from Toronto to Houston from New York to Vancouver to Montreal even
York to Vancouver to Montreal even
York to Vancouver to Montreal even clients in Sweden a client in South
clients in Sweden a client in South
clients in Sweden a client in South Africa I even had a client in Iran of
Africa I even had a client in Iran of
Africa I even had a client in Iran of all things and it was interesting
all things and it was interesting
all things and it was interesting because that millennial question came up
because that millennial question came up
because that millennial question came up all the time
all the time
all the time across different nations and cultures
across different nations and cultures
across different nations and cultures but how do you engage with this next
but how do you engage with this next
but how do you engage with this next generation and I don’t think we actually
generation and I don’t think we actually
generation and I don’t think we actually fully came still yet to a right solution
fully came still yet to a right solution
fully came still yet to a right solution for it what that time as I was doing a
for it what that time as I was doing a
for it what that time as I was doing a lot of traveling I was wetting the bed
lot of traveling I was wetting the bed
lot of traveling I was wetting the bed every night not necessarily in that
every night not necessarily in that
every night not necessarily in that sense but I was actually I was literally
sense but I was actually I was literally
sense but I was actually I was literally soaking the bed from the head to the toe
soaking the bed from the head to the toe
soaking the bed from the head to the toe so I went to go get that checked out at
so I went to go get that checked out at
so I went to go get that checked out at the hospital anyway yada yada yada it
the hospital anyway yada yada yada it
the hospital anyway yada yada yada it turns out I have this form of incurable
turns out I have this form of incurable
turns out I have this form of incurable lymphocyte ik leukemia and as I was
lymphocyte ik leukemia and as I was
lymphocyte ik leukemia and as I was going for the testing which was really
going for the testing which was really
going for the testing which was really actually quite interesting and where
actually quite interesting and where
actually quite interesting and where this aha moment came for me was at the
this aha moment came for me was at the
this aha moment came for me was at the hospital that I was at it was a teaching
hospital that I was at it was a teaching
hospital that I was at it was a teaching hospital so the senior oncologist asked
hospital so the senior oncologist asked
hospital so the senior oncologist asked if his med students could be with me
if his med students could be with me
if his med students could be with me that day as they were going through all
that day as they were going through all
that day as they were going through all the process so it was a long day and of
the process so it was a long day and of
the process so it was a long day and of course I said okay sure
course I said okay sure
course I said okay sure I’ll I’ll do this it’s a great learning
I’ll I’ll do this it’s a great learning
I’ll I’ll do this it’s a great learning opportunity for these young students
opportunity for these young students
opportunity for these young students lying on that table that cool table it
lying on that table that cool table it
lying on that table that cool table it was actually kind of crazy having 12
was actually kind of crazy having 12
was actually kind of crazy having 12 strange Millennials touched me in places
strange Millennials touched me in places
strange Millennials touched me in places I’ll be on I’d never want to be touched
I’ll be on I’d never want to be touched
I’ll be on I’d never want to be touched by strangers ever again
by strangers ever again
by strangers ever again but I was always lying there what I
but I was always lying there what I
but I was always lying there what I really intrigued me was how that senior
really intrigued me was how that senior
really intrigued me was how that senior oncologist prepared that next generation
oncologist prepared that next generation
oncologist prepared that next generation of doctors not once did he tell them
of doctors not once did he tell them
of doctors not once did he tell them what to do and how to do it no he asked
what to do and how to do it no he asked
what to do and how to do it no he asked them questions
them questions
them questions he provided feedback not on what they
he provided feedback not on what they
he provided feedback not on what they said but on their thought process and as
said but on their thought process and as
said but on their thought process and as he was asking them questions it hit me
he was asking them questions it hit me
he was asking them questions it hit me what he was doing was exactly what I did
what he was doing was exactly what I did
what he was doing was exactly what I did as an executive coach he challenged them
as an executive coach he challenged them
as an executive coach he challenged them to come up with the answers themselves
to come up with the answers themselves
to come up with the answers themselves and it really got me thinking anyway we
and it really got me thinking anyway we
and it really got me thinking anyway we decided I was living in the big city in
decided I was living in the big city in
decided I was living in the big city in in Canada and I decided you know what we
in Canada and I decided you know what we
in Canada and I decided you know what we need to change so my husband and I we
need to change so my husband and I we
need to change so my husband and I we decided we’re going to leave and we
decided we’re going to leave and we
decided we’re going to leave and we moved to the interior of British
moved to the interior of British
moved to the interior of British Columbia which by the way is absolutely
Columbia which by the way is absolutely
Columbia which by the way is absolutely fabulous and we took a little dog and I
fabulous and we took a little dog and I
fabulous and we took a little dog and I absolutely love it if you ever get a
absolutely love it if you ever get a
absolutely love it if you ever get a chance to go the mountains are beautiful
chance to go the mountains are beautiful
chance to go the mountains are beautiful it’s just absolutely fabulous and it was
it’s just absolutely fabulous and it was
it’s just absolutely fabulous and it was really great to slow down but I was like
really great to slow down but I was like
really great to slow down but I was like you know what I’m not dead yet I’m still
you know what I’m not dead yet I’m still
you know what I’m not dead yet I’m still got lots of years left I think I can do
got lots of years left I think I can do
got lots of years left I think I can do this
this
this turns out in this town that I was in
turns out in this town that I was in
turns out in this town that I was in there was a small post secondary digital
there was a small post secondary digital
there was a small post secondary digital arts school that had a program for
arts school that had a program for
arts school that had a program for professional development to develop
professional development to develop
professional development to develop these soft skills
these soft skills
these soft skills but they had heard about executive
but they had heard about executive
but they had heard about executive coaching and they thought you know would
coaching and they thought you know would
coaching and they thought you know would you be interested in bringing that to
you be interested in bringing that to
you be interested in bringing that to our school now in mind who this school
our school now in mind who this school
our school now in mind who this school was very different than maybe of what I
was very different than maybe of what I
was very different than maybe of what I had experienced when I went to school
had experienced when I went to school
had experienced when I went to school these are individuals that you know have
these are individuals that you know have
these are individuals that you know have a very defined career path in terms of
a very defined career path in terms of
a very defined career path in terms of where they’re going very small classes
where they’re going very small classes
where they’re going very small classes but you know when I went to university
but you know when I went to university
but you know when I went to university was on the lecture hall kind of like
was on the lecture hall kind of like
was on the lecture hall kind of like this with a lot of people and there was
this with a lot of people and there was
this with a lot of people and there was a subject-matter expert at the front the
a subject-matter expert at the front the
a subject-matter expert at the front the professor who would download information
professor who would download information
professor who would download information to them and you know I would busily
to them and you know I would busily
to them and you know I would busily write notes and then go off to the next
write notes and then go off to the next
write notes and then go off to the next class very different in terms of what
class very different in terms of what
class very different in terms of what these students would experience so let
these students would experience so let
these students would experience so let me tell you about my first two weeks
me tell you about my first two weeks
me tell you about my first two weeks before coaching I guess BC if you will I
before coaching I guess BC if you will I
before coaching I guess BC if you will I was a little overwhelmed it was a way no
was a little overwhelmed it was a way no
was a little overwhelmed it was a way no it was on a wave it was a tsunami of
it was on a wave it was a tsunami of
it was on a wave it was a tsunami of students who would come into my office
students who would come into my office
students who would come into my office and this is some sort of I had a sliding
and this is some sort of I had a sliding
and this is some sort of I had a sliding scale for the level of distress see
scale for the level of distress see
scale for the level of distress see students were in I had you know they
students were in I had you know they
students were in I had you know they just wanted to come in and shot the
just wanted to come in and shot the
just wanted to come in and shot the mildly distress they weren’t crying at
mildly distress they weren’t crying at
mildly distress they weren’t crying at first but if I asked a question they
first but if I asked a question they
first but if I asked a question they break out into tears then I had the
break out into tears then I had the
break out into tears then I had the Criers crier then I had the full-on
Criers crier then I had the full-on
Criers crier then I had the full-on meltdown snotter everywhere all over my
meltdown snotter everywhere all over my
meltdown snotter everywhere all over my floor and this one in particular case at
floor and this one in particular case at
floor and this one in particular case at one case study I followed this one
one case study I followed this one
one case study I followed this one individual came into my office in a two
individual came into my office in a two
individual came into my office in a two day period 34 times so that was
day period 34 times so that was
day period 34 times so that was averaging 3.2 visits a day over 30% of
averaging 3.2 visits a day over 30% of
averaging 3.2 visits a day over 30% of those were at the starter level but what
those were at the starter level but what
those were at the starter level but what was happening with this individual with
was happening with this individual with
was happening with this individual with this individual they were coming in with
this individual they were coming in with
this individual they were coming in with a problem and then expecting a subject
a problem and then expecting a subject
a problem and then expecting a subject matter expert to provide the solution
matter expert to provide the solution
matter expert to provide the solution well if that behavior continued in the
well if that behavior continued in the
well if that behavior continued in the workforce that would be very career
workforce that would be very career
workforce that would be very career limiting for that individual so what I
limiting for that individual so what I
limiting for that individual so what I did is I took a very different approach
did is I took a very different approach
did is I took a very different approach again as someone who’s battling cancer I
again as someone who’s battling cancer I
again as someone who’s battling cancer I took a no excuses approach there was no
took a no excuses approach there was no
took a no excuses approach there was no excuses with me it was and now what what
excuses with me it was and now what what
excuses with me it was and now what what is your now what what do you focus on
is your now what what do you focus on
is your now what what do you focus on now I have to admit it did it was a
now I have to admit it did it was a
now I have to admit it did it was a process it did take a while but in one
process it did take a while but in one
process it did take a while but in one semester I got that down to one visit a
semester I got that down to one visit a
semester I got that down to one visit a week but that one visit was not a
week but that one visit was not a
week but that one visit was not a meltdown it was an update on what they
meltdown it was an update on what they
meltdown it was an update on what they were facing and what they did and then
were facing and what they did and then
were facing and what they did and then feedback
feedback
feedback how are we doing and that was excellent
how are we doing and that was excellent
how are we doing and that was excellent now I’m safe to say that this individual
now I’m safe to say that this individual
now I’m safe to say that this individual Eve hasn’t even graduated yet and is
Eve hasn’t even graduated yet and is
Eve hasn’t even graduated yet and is actually working in the industry I am
actually working in the industry I am
actually working in the industry I am saving a ton on tissues by the way and
saving a ton on tissues by the way and
saving a ton on tissues by the way and on carpet cleaning but I’m really happy
on carpet cleaning but I’m really happy
on carpet cleaning but I’m really happy to say that this individual I think is
to say that this individual I think is
to say that this individual I think is gonna be able to move into their their
gonna be able to move into their their
gonna be able to move into their their career very very successfully let me
career very very successfully let me
career very very successfully let me tell you but another group of students I
tell you but another group of students I
tell you but another group of students I have there’s also an animation school
have there’s also an animation school
have there’s also an animation school and these animators I know I said I
and these animators I know I said I
and these animators I know I said I wasn’t gonna make generalizations
wasn’t gonna make generalizations
wasn’t gonna make generalizations earlier but if I worried about the
earlier but if I worried about the
earlier but if I worried about the animators socially awkward and play too
animators socially awkward and play too
animators socially awkward and play too many video games but these are
many video games but these are
many video games but these are individuals that yes they’re gonna have
individuals that yes they’re gonna have
individuals that yes they’re gonna have to learn some very specific technical
to learn some very specific technical
to learn some very specific technical skills in order to produce the things
skills in order to produce the things
skills in order to produce the things that they need to produce another thing
that they need to produce another thing
that they need to produce another thing that’s very very important for them
that’s very very important for them
that’s very very important for them especially for the animation studios are
especially for the animation studios are
especially for the animation studios are going to be hiring them is the animation
going to be hiring them is the animation
going to be hiring them is the animation studios want to make sure that these are
studios want to make sure that these are
studios want to make sure that these are individuals that can work well with
individuals that can work well with
individuals that can work well with others so one of the things that the
others so one of the things that the
others so one of the things that the school does in collaboration with the
school does in collaboration with the
school does in collaboration with the people who are hiring them is we bring
people who are hiring them is we bring
people who are hiring them is we bring our students throughout the program I’m
our students throughout the program I’m
our students throughout the program I’m going to call them tours of all the
going to call them tours of all the
going to call them tours of all the animation studios both in the small town
animation studios both in the small town
animation studios both in the small town as well we make a road trip quite
as well we make a road trip quite
as well we make a road trip quite frequently out to the big town of
frequently out to the big town of
frequently out to the big town of Vancouver so they can see that the big
Vancouver so they can see that the big
Vancouver so they can see that the big animation studios in the big city what
animation studios in the big city what
animation studios in the big city what was interesting is even though we ran
was interesting is even though we ran
was interesting is even though we ran lectures on your behaviors what to
lectures on your behaviors what to
lectures on your behaviors what to expect what we expect the students to do
expect what we expect the students to do
expect what we expect the students to do before the tour and during the tour let
before the tour and during the tour let
before the tour and during the tour let me tell you what would happen without
me tell you what would happen without
me tell you what would happen without fail every single time is the students
fail every single time is the students
fail every single time is the students they were like a congealed group of
they were like a congealed group of
they were like a congealed group of kitty litter that would come into the
kitty litter that would come into the
kitty litter that would come into the tour be petrified while they were there
tour be petrified while they were there
tour be petrified while they were there never asked any question not be engaging
never asked any question not be engaging
never asked any question not be engaging and then as soon as the tour’s over
and then as soon as the tour’s over
and then as soon as the tour’s over leave so the studios never really got a
leave so the studios never really got a
leave so the studios never really got a sense of who they were in their
sense of who they were in their
sense of who they were in their personality which was so important so I
personality which was so important so I
personality which was so important so I said no you know what we’re gonna
said no you know what we’re gonna
said no you know what we’re gonna introduce some coaching individually sat
introduce some coaching individually sat
introduce some coaching individually sat down with every student and what I asked
down with every student and what I asked
down with every student and what I asked was how do you want that studio to feel
was how do you want that studio to feel
was how do you want that studio to feel about you and now what now what will you
about you and now what now what will you
about you and now what now what will you do now it was interesting because what
do now it was interesting because what
do now it was interesting because what the students came up with themselves was
the students came up with themselves was
the students came up with themselves was far superior than what we did this
far superior than what we did this
far superior than what we did this had this whole social media engagement
had this whole social media engagement
had this whole social media engagement strategy beforehand or they would reach
strategy beforehand or they would reach
strategy beforehand or they would reach out online and they even had this
out online and they even had this
out online and they even had this competition around who had the most
competition around who had the most
competition around who had the most robust questions to ask then when they
robust questions to ask then when they
robust questions to ask then when they were in the tours they were very
were in the tours they were very
were in the tours they were very engaging they conducted informational
engaging they conducted informational
engaging they conducted informational interviews on their own they went out
interviews on their own they went out
interviews on their own they went out and tried to really practice the
and tried to really practice the
and tried to really practice the handshake and really put themselves out
handshake and really put themselves out
handshake and really put themselves out there and then afterwards they even had
there and then afterwards they even had
there and then afterwards they even had an online social media engagement
an online social media engagement
an online social media engagement strategy afterwards to keep those
strategy afterwards to keep those
strategy afterwards to keep those connections that they made at that
connections that they made at that
connections that they made at that studio warm again not from me telling
studio warm again not from me telling
studio warm again not from me telling them what to do the behavior changed
them what to do the behavior changed
them what to do the behavior changed when we just simply started asking them
when we just simply started asking them
when we just simply started asking them and putting the solution in their hands
and putting the solution in their hands
and putting the solution in their hands and allowing them to own it it’s very
and allowing them to own it it’s very
and allowing them to own it it’s very very different and happy to report in
very different and happy to report in
very different and happy to report in this last graduating class of we had 18
this last graduating class of we had 18
this last graduating class of we had 18 students 11 of them even before
students 11 of them even before
students 11 of them even before graduation had jobs lined up for them
graduation had jobs lined up for them
graduation had jobs lined up for them which is fabulous I went I do one more
which is fabulous I went I do one more
which is fabulous I went I do one more story this interesting we also have
story this interesting we also have
story this interesting we also have event planners of the school very
event planners of the school very
event planners of the school very passionate group of individuals and they
passionate group of individuals and they
passionate group of individuals and they were planning this huge event in their
were planning this huge event in their
were planning this huge event in their final semester up on one of the
final semester up on one of the
final semester up on one of the mountains and they were so proud of it
mountains and they were so proud of it
mountains and they were so proud of it they come in there every day about all
they come in there every day about all
they come in there every day about all this exciting things that they were
this exciting things that they were
this exciting things that they were gonna be able to do up on this mountain
gonna be able to do up on this mountain
gonna be able to do up on this mountain event that was going to involve the city
event that was going to involve the city
event that was going to involve the city there’d be lots of people there she’s
there’d be lots of people there she’s
there’d be lots of people there she’s going to be absolutely fantastic well in
going to be absolutely fantastic well in
going to be absolutely fantastic well in my home province of British Columbia
my home province of British Columbia
my home province of British Columbia this summer we had the worst fire season
this summer we had the worst fire season
this summer we had the worst fire season in history what that meant was even
in history what that meant was even
in history what that meant was even though we didn’t have any fires nearby
though we didn’t have any fires nearby
though we didn’t have any fires nearby the mountain was at high risk so at the
the mountain was at high risk so at the
the mountain was at high risk so at the very last minute their event was
very last minute their event was
very last minute their event was canceled well these students were
canceled well these students were
canceled well these students were devastated they only had less than two
devastated they only had less than two
devastated they only had less than two weeks left and their semester before
weeks left and their semester before
weeks left and their semester before they graduated that’s interesting cuz
they graduated that’s interesting cuz
they graduated that’s interesting cuz even though we talked about things like
even though we talked about things like
even though we talked about things like conflict management they still had lots
conflict management they still had lots
conflict management they still had lots of conflict even though we had a lecture
of conflict even though we had a lecture
of conflict even though we had a lecture on preparing for your interview and
on preparing for your interview and
on preparing for your interview and having stellar success stories to share
having stellar success stories to share
having stellar success stories to share in your interview nobody made that
in your interview nobody made that
in your interview nobody made that connection until I sat him down and said
connection until I sat him down and said
connection until I sat him down and said okay now what and as interesting what
okay now what and as interesting what
okay now what and as interesting what they came up with they actually on their
they came up with they actually on their
they came up with they actually on their own at the very last minute prepared
own at the very last minute prepared
own at the very last minute prepared this whole celebration to honor the fire
this whole celebration to honor the fire
this whole celebration to honor the fire men and fire women battling those fires
men and fire women battling those fires
men and fire women battling those fires the summer
the summer
the summer it was absolutely amazing they’re able
it was absolutely amazing they’re able
it was absolutely amazing they’re able to raise lots of money from it and and
to raise lots of money from it and and
to raise lots of money from it and and now when they go into the job interviews
now when they go into the job interviews
now when they go into the job interviews which actually they’re doing right now
which actually they’re doing right now
which actually they’re doing right now is they’re sharing this as a success
is they’re sharing this as a success
is they’re sharing this as a success story and framing it but it came from
story and framing it but it came from
story and framing it but it came from not me telling them it came from just
not me telling them it came from just
not me telling them it came from just asking the question so what I’m gonna
asking the question so what I’m gonna
asking the question so what I’m gonna put out there is this challenge to the
put out there is this challenge to the
put out there is this challenge to the world from my generation in fact for
world from my generation in fact for
world from my generation in fact for anybody when we look at how are we
anybody when we look at how are we
anybody when we look at how are we developing the next generation tweets
developing the next generation tweets
developing the next generation tweets how do we tell them what to do and how
how do we tell them what to do and how
how do we tell them what to do and how to do it or do we take that executive
to do it or do we take that executive
to do it or do we take that executive coach mindset out of the boardroom and
coach mindset out of the boardroom and
coach mindset out of the boardroom and bring it into the classroom when you’re
bring it into the classroom when you’re
bring it into the classroom when you’re looking at developing the next
looking at developing the next
looking at developing the next generation where they’re looking at
generation where they’re looking at
generation where they’re looking at whether they’re getting promoted that’s
whether they’re getting promoted that’s
whether they’re getting promoted that’s gonna be my challenge is how can we
gonna be my challenge is how can we
gonna be my challenge is how can we become more like coaches to help develop
become more like coaches to help develop
become more like coaches to help develop the next generation and as well I have
the next generation and as well I have
the next generation and as well I have to give a big shout out in terms of the
to give a big shout out in terms of the
to give a big shout out in terms of the UNAM I students who put this
UNAM I students who put this
UNAM I students who put this presentation together so I want to thank
presentation together so I want to thank
presentation together so I want to thank them so much for that
them so much for that
them so much for that thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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