Chasing Relevance

Question 1

Millennials are people born between

Answer 1

1980-2000

Question 2

There are approximately _____ million millennials in the United States.

Answer 2

83

Question 3

More than 60% of millennials leave their employers within ____ years.

Answer 3

Three

Question 4

Work from the _____ to build powerful relationships that bridge the gaps

Answer 4

Inside out

Question 5

Almost ____ of millennials lived with their parents during the last recession

Answer 5

1/3

Question 6

Millennials say just __% if people can be trusted

Answer 6

19

Question 7

__% of millennials believe they will get where they want

Answer 7

84

Question 8

__% feel they are behind where they want to be

Answer 8

39

Question 9

Managers top disconnects/frustrations with their millennials

Answer 9

Lack of initiative
Sense of entitlement
Overly self focused
Too emotional
Unrealistic advancement goals
Impatient
Inability to remain engaged/loyal
Poor work ethic
Not taking responsibility

Question 10

Millennials top disconnects/frustrations with their managers

Answer 10

Unavailability
Lack of timely response
Lack of positive feedback
Lack of training/development
Lack of consistent check-ins
Lack communication
Ineffective business planning
Lack of trust

Question 11

Americans work about ______ more a year than in 1976

Answer 11

One month

Question 12

According to the author what is the most important skill in life?

Answer 12

The ability to build relationships

Question 13

What stands in the way of change are ______ and too many leaders don’t include themselves as “_____”

Answer 13

People, “People.”

Question 14

What five steps are needed to effectively communicate who you really are and articulate your value?

Answer 14

1. Understand the power of relationships
2. Know your strengths
3. Recognize you skills, passions, and values
4. Define your personal brandstamp
5. Develop and deliver your story

Question 15

Relationships are the foundation of ____

Answer 15

Trust

Question 16

What was the clearest message from the seventy five year study?

Answer 16

Good relationships keep us happier and healthier

Question 17

What were the three lessons learned from the study about relationships?

Answer 17

1. Social connections are really good for us
2. People who were most satisfied in their relationships were healthier
3. Good relationships don’t just protect our bodies, they protect our brains.

Question 18

In order to know how to build, sustain, and maintain great relationships, we must understand the ____ of ourselves and others and how to leverage them effectively.

Answer 18

Strengths

Question 19

What important fact did the Gallup poll show about effective leaders?

Answer 19

That effective leaders must understand their strengths and others’ in order to create teams that meet the needs of the individuals

Question 20

_______ is an inexpensive yet highly evolved tool for helping people discover their unique combination of strengths.

Answer 20

Strengthsfinder

Question 21

Defined by the author what is a skill?

Answer 21

A skill is something that we have that others would value or that gives value to others.
A skill is something that you have actually learned, developed, honed, and/or have experience in doing that provides a benefit.

Question 22

Defined by the author what are strengths?

Answer 22

Natural predispositions or attributes

Question 23

What does the acronym WIFM mean?

Answer 23

“What’s in it for me?”

Question 24

What are your values?

Answer 24

Values are your real-deal-no-BS-what you are made of principles or standards of behavior

Question 25

What are brandstamps according to book?

Answer 25

They are about who you want to be, how you want to be perceived in the world and whether or not you deliver on your brand.

Question 26

How does the book define what your “story” is?

Answer 26

How you present yourself to the world

Question 27

What are the five steps of part 1?

Answer 27

1. Connect through the power of relationships
2. Know and leverage your strengths
3. Recognized your skills, passions, and values
4. Define your personal brandstamp
5. Develop and deliver your story

Question 28

What does the acronym B.R.I.D.G.E. mean?

Answer 28

BUST MYTHS
Create REAL-DEAL relationships with your team
Develop an I OWN IT it mindset
Deliver Value Have GOALS IN MIND
EMPOWER SUCCESS through leveraging strengths

Question 29

According to professor and author of Generation Me, Jean M. Twenge what is an important factor in millennials’ employment decisions?

Answer 29

A work/life balance

Question 30

What does the acronym API mean in the book?

Answer 30

Assume Positive Intent

Question 31

What do leaders say the single biggest obstacle is to answering this question, making it about others, and managing their business and training their employees the right way to deliver value?

Answer 31

The big “why not” and “I can’t because”:Almighty Time.

Question 32

What do 91% of employees say prevents effective leadership?

Answer 32

Communications issues

Question 33

What are the “real-deal” steps for opening yourself up to others to form the relationships you need?

Answer 33

Connect authentically
Share yourself
Know the power of the question
Show gratitude

Question 34

What does the book claim is the #1 reason people stay in their jobs?

Answer 34

Their bosses. They have the ability to build the relationships that connect with their people, empower them, and create a culture of success and results.

Question 35

What can you do to create authentic, caring relationships?

Answer 35

Become other directed or other centric

Question 36

How do you shift your mindset and maximize the time you have to serve and provide value in the workplace and marketplace?

Answer 36

Be the right kind of giver
Shift to mentor
Make it about others

Question 37

Wharton School professor Adam Grant divides us into three kinds of which people?

Answer 37

Givers, Takers and Matchers

Question 38

Who does Adam Grant say are the highest performers?

Answer 38

Givers