SupplyChain Magazine October 2017 | Page 16

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to some appalling leadership in different organisations ,” he explains . “ Very autocratic , directorial people not explaining why they were telling you to do things … those days should be behind us .
“ I do believe in a knowledgebased economy and a productive economy . You need to have people who want to work for you and are motivated and want to succeed .
“ The research on millennials really underlines all of this ,” he continues . “ I think what they ’ re asking for is to be

£ 2.5bn approximate annual spend of Alexander ' s EMEA procurement team treated with respect , not to be hugely well rewarded , but to be sensibly and adequately rewarded , to be treated well and given the opportunity to learn and fulfill themselves . I think that ’ s what we all want . The difference now is that a lot of work has gone into listening to millennials who have a loud voice and I think and hope our workplace is evolving the way it needs to do for the benefit of us all .

“ Another thing I would point to is the work of Daniel Pink . What he says is three things really turn people on : autonomy , so freedom to do the job the way they want to do it ; mastery , give them the support to excel at what
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