Millennials Matter is packed with tips for connecting with, mentoring, and developing the leaders of the future. I know from experience that for seasoned leaders, there is no greater joy than mentoring a first-time manager. Why? Because mentor and men­tee learn so much from each other in the process! Danita Bye has written a fabulous guidebook for leaders in every generation. Read it and make a connection!
—Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The New One Minute Manager® and Lead Like Jesus Revisited
Timely and on point, Millennials Matter is filled with truths you and your team can act on to make a difference in your future and our future. Inspiring, relevant, and actionable, this book is a toolbox to build trust and influence, and impact our current and future leaders. We need to do this now!
—David Horsager, Trust Edge Leadership Institute
Danita Bye’s passion to see the next generation realize their God-given potential comes through in Millennials Matter. This timely and engaging book equips leaders to better understand and effectively invest in millennials. It should be on the reading list of every CEO, supervisor, teacher, pastor, coach, counselor, parent, and more.
—Hal Donaldson, President, Convoy of Hope; Author, Your Next 24 Hours: One Day of Kindness Can Change Everything
Millennials Matter is a must read for anyone interested in preparing new leaders to meet the challenges of the future. Danita Bye leads us through the steps to help develop values-based differentia in emerging adults and gives us the tools to discover the potential in others to lead. Reading this book will compel you to evaluate your responsibility to transfer your leadership attributes to those who follow.
—Ed Schafer, Governor of North Dakota (1992–2000); US Secretary of Agriculture (2008)
The future favors those leaders who effectively engage upcoming generations. Leaders leverage change for strategic advantage! Millennials Matter is a timely, provocative resource to help any manager play offense in this high potential generational transition. God has seeded this generation with eternal potential. Will you unleash it?
—Mike Sharrow, President & CEO, The C12 Group, LLC
In Millennials Matter, Danita Bye has identified the importance of equipping the millennial generation to succeed owners transitioning out of their businesses. In this historically largest ever transfer of generational wealth, Danita’s focus is to mentor, coach, and mobilize the millennial generation to lead companies to even greater levels, while at the same time preserving the legacy of the business owner.
—Rob Gales, Managing Director, VERCOR
Millennials Matter is a practical culmination of Danita Bye’s life and leadership journey both professionally and personally as she has purposed to be a student of millennials stepping into the work­force as young professionals. You’ll enjoy Danita’s well written and researched book as a practical tool for navigating the perils of suc­cessfully onboarding millennials into your enterprise.
—Pete Henschel, Cru, National Field Director; Executive Director, Executive and Entrepreneurial Leadership Forum; Executive Director, Global Leadership Forum
While reading Danita’s book, I found myself frequently introspecting and reminiscing. How am I a typical millennial? How can I overcome my millennial weaknesses? How can I leverage my millennial strengths? Millennials Matter helped me realize obvious mistakes I had made while managing millennials and bolstered my ability to lead my peers and more importantly, myself.
—Cooper Buss, Millennial Entrepreneur, Life Acoustics; Director of Customer Success-Digital Marketing ResortsAndLodges.com
Millennials Matter is a must read for anyone wanting to unlock the next talent rich generation for organization and business success. Danita is totally dialed into this generation’s brilliance and unique aptitudes while possessing keen insight into what to do with their seeming collective shortcomings. Her clear and straightforward strategies will rescue you from old patterns and jumpstart you into a fresh, relevant model yielding unparalleled outcomes. Clear your schedule today to read Millennials Matter and you will change lives. Yours may be one of them.
—Karen A. Berg-Johnson, Director of Leadership Giving, PULSE, a millennial-engaged Christian nonprofit
The why is never-changing. Leadership is fluid. Just about the time leaders are in that sweet spot where wisdom meets humble confidence, it’s time to begin passing the torch. Effectively mak­ing this transition has long-term ramifications. The how has to be ever-changing too. The twenty-first century’s new wave of leaders, millennials, require an entirely new understanding by leaders that started in the twentieth century. Leaders involved with CBMC have a desire to mentor and disciple millennials but aren’t exactly sure how. Danita provides a powerful toolkit to guide leaders who desire to transition well and bear fruit that lasts.
—Alan Smith, Area Executive Director, CBMC Northland
Millennials Matter is a must read on the up-and-coming, new world talent. This book’s counsel can maximize your company, mobi­lize your leaders, and realize your legacy! Danita Bye’s insightful research and passion to help equip and coach business leaders on next-gen character based leaders is stunningly captured in Millennials Matter!
—Deborah Yungner, CEO-Visioneer, ERBUS Inc.; Vice President, BizDev; CoCreateX; recipient of the Woman Inventor of the Year, USA
Millennials Matter is a great resource to help implement the three recommendations I give to CPAs developing millennials: thanking them once a week for something specific they have done; getting them the resources they need from their perspective (i.e., don’t micro-manage them); and giving them a chance to shine.
—Michael Gregory, Chief Manager, Michael Gregory Consulting, LLC; Author, Peaceful Resolutions and The Servant Manager
As an educator in both secondary and higher education and now a university administrator, Millennials Matter reinforces my belief that virtue is the answer for a world crying for meaning, but more importantly, gives guidance on how to lead what could be the greatest generation yet. Thank you, Danita, for this pay-it-forward insight!
—Jerome J. Richter, Vice President for Public Affairs, University of Mary
Danita Bye is a great listener. There is no possible way to solve the puzzle of millennials without understanding how they think, and that only comes through listening. This book is your road map for listening to and building them into great leaders.
—Scott Hennen, Host, What’s On Your Mind radio show; Partner, Flag Family Media
Danita Bye’s thorough understanding of the critical business issue regarding the development of millennials and her unique ability to address this topic is critical to your future success. Creating aware­ness, mobilizing efforts, and mapping out the right solution are required if you are to successfully overcome potential roadblocks. A "coach and mentor" for your millennials, I would highly recom­mend you reach out to Danita. Your legacy will be in good hands.
—Paul Balus, Senior Director of Global Sales and Corporate Training, Skyline Displays
