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Gen Y Parents and the Helipad |
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 As a Millennial parent you are no doubt familiar with the idea of "executive coaching" as a perk that today is routinely provided by organizations to key senior leaders with the intention of helping them significantly improve company performance in a variety of arenas. The process is developmental, meaning that skills already possessed by the executive are built upon while learning the skills necessary to take the organization to the next level of heightened performance. As a result, each coaching program is highly customized to meet the individual needs of the executive and the company.
Fundamentally, Telion Solutions believes that such a wonderful developmental opportunity should not be limited to just those in the C-suite or those waiting on the doorstep. Rather, by exposing your Millennial to such an opportunity now, early in their career, they can begin to learn and master the requisite skills necessary to be successful in the world of work long after graduation.
Can we guarantee they will ever find their way into the C-suite? Of course not, and neither can you. Your son or daughter is the only one who can determine their long term goals and then follow through to make them a reality. However, you can provide them with wonderful opportunities for personal exploration and development. Whether they take advantage of what's offered is truly up to them.
Tips for Millennial Parents
As the parent of a young adult, it's your job to make sure that they have internalized everything that you have tried to teach them over the last twenty-two years. That said, it's now time to trust in your self. You have to believe that you have done the best job you could as a parent and that it's now up to them to succeed or not based on their own personal motivation.
Here are some helpful hints to encourage their independence:
- Listen more than you talk.
When they call home with a question or problem let them share everything that's on their mind. Through this process they may find their own answer.
- Refrain from calling them every day. Rather, let them call you or designate a time during the week when you'll re-connect. This will allow them the freedom and excitement to call you when something great happens rather you always beating them to the punch.
- Give them your two weeks notice.
As young adults they need to begin taking ownership of their own personal calendar and responsibilities. If they can schedule dates with friends they can schedule their own professional appointments and run their own errands. While these might feel like mundane chores that you can do to relieve their stress, you are robbing them of the opportunity to learn necessary time management skills which is definitely a key to success in Corporate America!
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