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Building blocks for aY-community in your company

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Y-Community

• Community within company

• Formal or informal

• For knowledge & fun sharing

• Taking into account the needs of young & new employees*

* ”Being young is a state of mind”

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Why this topic?

• Generation Z is coming

• Company culture decisive motivation for Gen Y and Z

• War for talent

• Mix of generations more productive

• Gap between education and reality

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Our journey

22/11/2018

Jan – May 2019

13/06/2019

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What’s in it for your company?

Recruitement / retention•Company branding•Identify high potentials•Reduce staff turnover

Transfer company DNA•Let people feel “at home”•Create ambassadors

Happy employees•More engaged•More productive

Community within the larger(company) community•“Safe” place to experiment•Develop interpersonal skills•Remove bounderies

Knowledge transfer•Informal learning of

•New technologies•New soft skills•New markets & cultures

•Crossfertilisation

Personal & professional growth•Stimulate innovation•Taking ownership•Leading & organising projects

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Building blocks for a Y-Community

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Your “experts” – our team

Tessy Stéphanie Nick

Juan Christophe Marijke

Sanne

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PurposeThe “Why” or the “Mission & Vision”?

Informal:• Organic• Spontaneous• Gut action

Formal:• Business plan

validated by the board

Examples of mission & vision statements

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Possible “believers”• HR• Marcom• Unit Manager• Senior Manager

EngagementWho needs to support the initiative?

Informal support: • Believe of management = minimum

Formal:• Buy-in from management

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Examples open vs closed, based on • Age• Level• Departments/interests• Starters only (ie. onboarding)

Target GroupWho can participate in the community?

Open Closed

Life-long Restricted in time

Broad range of topics Predefined scope

Within 1 team / department Whole company / international

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Examples:• 1 core team member +

interested initiators• Fixed core team member +

satelite team• Fixed core team

TeamWho organises?

Informal:• All• Ad hoc

Formal:• Dedicated team

(cfr business plan)

• Organisation of community• Organisation of events

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Examples• At coffee machine• Email (formal template or not?)• WhatsApp• Social media (LI, FB, Jammer, Slack, Trello, BlueKiwi … )• Monthly newsletter• Posters• TV screens

CommunicationHow to create visibility?

Informal:• Ad hoc• Interpersonal

Formal:• Planning tool• House style• GDPR compliant• Generic mailbox

• Awareness• Events • Event successes

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Examples• Content events

• Workshop, presentations• Networking events

• Buddy programme, after-work drink • Fun/sports events

• Paintball, cubbing• CSR activities

• Donating blood, run for charity

ActivitiesWhat type of activities?

Informal:• Based on wishes of the Y-community• Ad hoc

Formal:• In line with company values• Full year plan

#YADM Hercules TrophyVolleybal tornooi Mechelen10 Miles

Yearly skiing trip with the whole BDO Crossroad community

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Ekiden Run “Upgrade your professional life”

Boardgames

Hackaton for non-coders

Speeddating

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Kick-off CEGEKA Young Talent Community

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Team building Learning session at AMS

SIGNIFY Xmas Office Tour

Team building

Blood Donor Day Baking waffles for KOTK

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Welcome days

Kubb & Ice CreamHercules Trophy

A day in the life of … Laser gaming

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Examples• Join forces with other dept, ie HR, Marcom• Let participants contribute (partially)• Get support from overall budget (catering, copier)

ResourcesWhat is need to start & maintain a community?

Informal:• Own initiative – trust based• Own responsibility

Formal:• Fixed yearly budget• Financial plan• Company financial structure

Get some budget (OOP)Get time of peopleGet (dedicated) office space

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Examples:• Peer pressure• Fear of missing out (Fomo)• Policies re cancellations, no shows• Manuals

GovernancePolicies (no-show, cancellations ..)?

Informal:• Trust based• Ad hoc

Formal:• Rulebook in place• Process Flows• Roles & responsibilities defined

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Examples of KPI’s• Number of events• Number of participants• Recommendation of employer to others?• Level of happiness with job?

AssessmentMeasuring results?

Informal:• Gut feeling• Informal feedback• Response on invite

Formal:• Metrics• Reports• Survey• Formal feedback to management

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Our recommendations

• Right mix engagement management (top-down) & Youngsters(bottom-up)

• Content is relevant, yet: balance between content and fun aspects

• Take into account school holidays when planning

• Timing & location of activities: depends on working place of people

• Format, style of events in line with Y-way of thinking & company culture

• Share successes

• Food & drinks always work!

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Company culture rules

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Take the test!

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Examples

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Mission/vision statement

• Signify heeft als statement dat ze een world-class talent builder willen zijn en blijven. Deze community zou perfect in deze strategie passen.

Development Zone

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Mission/vision statement Development Zone

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Mission/vision statement

• Mission• Stimulate cross-departmental communication and networking in general.

• Bridge the gap between starters and high level management.

• Set up a large community driven by the millennial generation of the Worldline Group.

• Foster a dynamic culture by empowering this millennial generation within Worldline.

• Allow all employees interested in networking and developing their skillset to join on a voluntary basis.

• Improve the general satisfaction of working for Worldline by providing ‘something extra’ aside from the day to day operational tasks.

• Stimulate an innovative and creative mindset to help improve Worldline with a vision on the future.

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Mission/vision statement

• Vision

“We aim at a strong, connected community of young colleagues who help each other grow, share their knowledge and make fun together.”

• Goals• Smaller staff turnover

• Happy people

• More participation from young colleagues in existing initiatives

• More visibility for Cegeka

• Stimulate innovation

Young Talent Community

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Mission/vision statement

• VisionThe YTC AppsTwo wants to actively prepare the Young Talents for leadership roles.

• MissionThe YTC AppsTwo aims to encourage Young Talents (level 2D or lower) to present their opinions, take initiative and bring added value to their teams and Capgemini in general.

The Community also wants to strengthen the relationship between the Young Talents and Capgemini to ameliorate company loyalty and improve staff retention.

Young Talent Community

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Governance

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Events

-Boardgame night -Movie night -Lan party-…

-Speeddates -Lunch talks

-Guilde-Workshop -Presentation

FUN NETWORKING KNOWLEDGE SHARING

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Communication

• Monthly mail from young@worldline.com: upcoming fun/fact events (3 events per month)

• Posts on BlueKiwi Space on inspiring ideas, fresh news and information

• Word of mouth communication

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