OPINION25 April 2016
On retaining millennials
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Companies looking to appeal to younger market researchers should apply some rules of gaming engagement, says Betty Adamou
Well-designed games intrinsically engage players because they satisfy four basic psychological needs: mastery, autonomy, relatedness and purpose – and we can learn a lot from gaming, when it comes to employee satisfaction and engagement.
There has been much debate on retaining millennials in the market research industry, but the crux of this discussion is not about improving the office ‘look’ or buying more beanbags – it’s about making the game better. Ergo, it’s about satisfying the four basic psychological needs to create an intrinsically engaged millennial workforce.
Ask yourself: when was the last time you offered any autonomy to your employees? Have you given them any time to work on a project the way they want to, so encouraging problem-solving skills, innovation and even failure (which they can learn from)?
When do your employees experience mastery – allowing them to grow in confidence and competency and, in turn, notch up the difficulty level on the challenges they face day to day at work? ...
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SineadH
7 years ago | 1 like
Great article Betty - right to the point. The industry needs to understand this to retain this talent. The challenge has to be marrying the millenials with the rest of the workforce - you need good team synergy.
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