Successful Nonprofits, a firm that provides strategic planning, board development, executive coaching and transition assistance to help nonprofits, recently spoke with Larry Velez, founder and CTO of Sinu, to help them understand and accommodate millennials in the workplace.
Top of the list: make sure your organization’s systems and tools are mobile-ready.
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Episode 116 • 31:34
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Timestamped Highlights
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- [6:58] The trend: Millennials love iPhones!
- [9:23] Finding balance for seamless integration of devices, data and more
- [12:45] Yahoo’s semi-cautionary tale
- [15:47] Being remote but having an office for those who need it
- [17:07] Trust Issues: Why the older generation fears the cloud
- [22:35] Accommodating millennials by increasing usability of your tools
- [24:40] The value of video
- [28:30] The gift Banksy left on Larry’s office
About the Episode
In this conversation with Dolph Goldenburg, host of the Successful Nonprofits Podcast, Larry discusses how organizations can better accommodate millennial workers—or risk losing them to competitors who will.
Key topics include mobile-first technology strategies, the shift to cloud computing, building trust in remote work environments, and an unexpected story about discovering a Banksy mural on the side of the Sinu office building.
Links Mentioned
- Larry’s firm: Sinu
- Book: Remote: Office Not Required by Jason Fried
- Banksy Rat Mural on Canal Street, Chinatown, New York City
This episode was originally published on February 19, 2019 on the Successful Nonprofits Podcast.