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Why Millennials Matter
Danita Bye‘s mission and passion is to equip and inspire our generation of business leaders to mentor and develop millennials who are in their sphere of influence.
One interesting statistic that Danita mentioned is that 91% of millennials see themselves as leaders.
Mom, you must prioritize passing your leadership wisdom and insight onto the next generation – Westin, Danita’s 23-year old son, who inspired her to develop millennial leaders
The work of leaders is character-driven:
- Developing grit and the determination to tackle difficult subjects
- How do we accomplish our objectives and maintain a commitment to what is right so we build a positive brand.
- How do we take personal responsibility and not play the blame game?
Our key skill as a leader and as a mentor is the ability to ask great questions, and then to listen. – Danita Bye
In terms of collaboration and in helping to understand the other person, it’s helpful to think of him from a “strengths finder” perspective. Ask yourself, “His viewpoint is so different from mine. What’s in there that I might be able to learn from?”
Whenever we can give additional tools to help recognize their strengths and talents and how they can bring them to the table, then we’re creating some win-win relationships. – Danita Bye
As a final thought, Danita shares: All of us have a number of Joshuas that God has put into our life. And we are being called to be the Moses, to mentor and coach and disciple the Joshuas in our life. It’s so easy for us to dismiss them because they’re different or they’re odd. And yet, if they are in our life, they are here for a reason and a purpose. We need to ask God to open our eyes to be able to see what the purpose is and how can breathe God’s life and energy into that person, so that they can become the leader that God has called them to be.
What You’ll Learn
- How Danita’s son got her started in developing millennial leaders
- Advice for business leaders who have millennials in their team
- What are some things we can do in the office to serve those people who are in our circle of influence
- How a person’s internal character is like an atom
- One of the best ways to mentor a millennial
- Why building relationship capital is important
Resources
- Millennials Matter by Danita Bye
- Danita Bye’s website
Bio
Danita Bye is a catalyst for professional and personal growth. As a coach for leaders mobilizing millennial salespeople, her best results are with leaders of character who have a vision to coach emerging leaders as a key growth or succession strategy. Danita’s style is practical and results focused. She equips leaders to build cultures with strong values and character. As a Millennial Leadership Coach, she is a valued resource for CEOs, presidents and owners committed to company growth.
Danita’s newest book,Millennials Matter, is an integration of her principles fromHow to Hire Superior Sales DNAand her passion she’s written about inLetters From the King.Millennials Matterwill be released in the fall of 2017. Danita is a dynamic speaker focusing on Next Gen Leadership, Sales Improvement and Faith Work Integration. She has been a member of the National Speaker’s Association.
Danita’s expertise was honed with 10 years of award-winning sales performance at Xerox Corporation. Then she was an equity partner with a fast growth medical-device company. Since 1997, she’s leveraged her skills and insights to drive growth for her clients.
Danita grew up on an isolated cattle ranch in rural North Dakota where she had strong mentors at home, church, and school. During those formative years, she learned about the value of the dollar, relationships, discipline, education, and faith. Danita’s leadership drive and sales management successes are rooted in her invaluable experiences on the ranch.
Danita engages with leaders who arefrustratedwith sales that aren’t growing as fast as they hoped.And she’s committed to collaborating with you to fix the problem holistically.
Her strength lies in empowering leaders to build teams who can successfully sell complex, technical products and services, specifically in cracking new accounts. Danita has the best results with leaders
