在今年《財富》雜志“最適宜千禧一代的工作場所”(Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials)大公司類排行榜中,零售業(yè)巨頭塔吉特(Target)名列第10位。該排行榜基于卓越職場研究所(Great Place to Work)的研究和員工調(diào)查。卓越職場研究所是全球職場文化權(quán)威機構(gòu)。
榜單基于新冠疫情爆發(fā)之前的員工調(diào)查數(shù)據(jù)。但在新冠疫情期間和喬治·弗洛伊德遇害引發(fā)的種族正義運動中,塔吉特和其他上榜公司都展現(xiàn)了它們以人為本和人文關(guān)懷的文化。美國種族抗議活動最早爆發(fā)的明尼阿波利斯正是塔吉特的總部所在地。
卓越職場研究所采訪了塔吉特的首席人力資源官梅麗莎·克雷默,討論了塔吉特為什么能吸引千禧一代。
卓越職場研究所:您認為塔吉特能成功打造適宜千禧一代的職場文化的原因是什么?
梅麗莎·克雷默:我們知道千禧一代都喜歡使命驅(qū)動型公司,這是他們在選擇公司時首先要考慮的因素之一。我們把公司的使命與價值觀作為公司文化的中心,這與千禧一代的價值觀高度契合。
我們還知道,千禧一代重視豐富的、有意義的職業(yè)體驗和個人發(fā)展。他們渴望在職業(yè)中學習和成長,通過正規(guī)途徑和非正式的方式豐富自己的技能。我們每年投入700多萬個工資單小時進行培訓,形成了學習的文化。對培訓的投資包括各種項目和計劃,這些培訓幫助不同級別的千禧一代團隊成員培養(yǎng)技能,獲得豐富多彩、有意義的職業(yè)體驗,實現(xiàn)自身職業(yè)發(fā)展。
為了豐富團隊成員的職業(yè)體驗,我們會在他們的職業(yè)早期就賦予他們各種職責,無論是在門店內(nèi)服務(wù)客戶的本職工作,還是支持商品推銷或供應(yīng)鏈等。
我們的千禧一代團隊成員告訴我們,他們真正關(guān)心的是領(lǐng)導者的類型。他們不想要一位高高在上的“老板”。他們想要的是導師,能夠指導他們的職業(yè),能隨時提供豐富的、有意義的反饋,使他們可以繼續(xù)學習和成長。我們通過投資讓領(lǐng)導者成為員工的導師,再結(jié)合我們的學習文化,形成了對千禧一代團隊成員富有吸引力的環(huán)境。這種環(huán)境以我們的使命和價值觀為基礎(chǔ),滿足了據(jù)我們所知千禧一代最重視的條件。
您有哪些故事能夠凸顯出塔吉特吸引千禧一代員工的特質(zhì)?
許多千禧一代把塔吉特視為發(fā)展終生職業(yè)的起點。我們有許多課程和學習項目,可以幫助千禧一代發(fā)展自己的事業(yè)。
尤其令我感到興奮的是,我們?nèi)ツ晖瞥龅拇杭緦嵙曈媱?。該計劃面向有非傳統(tǒng)背景、有志轉(zhuǎn)行到技術(shù)崗位的學生。該實習計劃的目標是填補學生與真實企業(yè)環(huán)境之間的經(jīng)驗差距,同時培養(yǎng)他們的技術(shù)能力,提供職業(yè)訓練和輔導,讓學生們?yōu)榧尤胨氐募夹g(shù)團隊做好準備。該項目也為塔吉特挖掘那些有待開發(fā)的人才開辟了新的渠道。
第一期有一位學生是千禧一代的發(fā)型師,沒有任何技術(shù)背景,后來他重回校園學習成為一名工程師。實習結(jié)束后,他加入了我們的技術(shù)領(lǐng)導力計劃(Technology Leadership Program),現(xiàn)在是塔吉特的工程師兼項目經(jīng)理。
塔吉特在疫情期間采取了許多保護、表彰和獎勵員工的措施,包括漲工資和提供心理健康支持等。您有沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)有千禧一代的員工珍惜或者利用這些額外福利?
我們關(guān)心每一位團隊成員,始終把他們的健康和安全放在首位。我們努力為他們提供必要的資源,使他們能夠照顧好自己和家人。作為雇主,我們深知我們可以發(fā)揮關(guān)鍵作用,通過各種福利提高員工的幸福感。我們持續(xù)完善各種福利,確??梢詭椭幵诓煌松A段的團隊成員滿足他們眼前和未來的需求。
我們看到千禧一代員工在積極利用我們按需提供的這些免費資源,幫助他們在疫情期間維持心理、情感和身體健康。Daylight是一款個性化應(yīng)用程序,可以幫助用戶緩解壓力和焦慮,Sleepio應(yīng)用提供了改善睡眠的自助工具,Wellbeats中提供了數(shù)字健身課堂。
Wellbeats課程用戶超過一半是千禧一代。我們在考慮為所有人提供各種福利的時候,這類福利成為塔吉特的獨特之處。
在我們的學習文化中,我們看到千禧一代積極參加我們新推出的在線按需學習與發(fā)展平臺,這些平臺旨在幫助團隊成員解決工作和生活問題的同時,在疫情期間繼續(xù)提升自己的能力水平。我們推出了Skillsoft學習數(shù)據(jù)庫和內(nèi)部開發(fā)的自適應(yīng)領(lǐng)導力網(wǎng)站。
這些工具和資源能幫助團隊成員提高能力,參加從編程到溝通等對員工有意義的發(fā)展議題。他們還可以培養(yǎng)自己的韌性、同情心和包容心等。我們看到這些工具很受員工歡迎,這證明我們的團隊愿意利用這段時間成長和學習。
我們?yōu)槊绹貓F隊的所有成員提供了免費后備看護福利,員工可以獲得兒童看護或照顧其他家庭成員的服務(wù)。我們發(fā)現(xiàn)這項福利對于千禧一代尤其有幫助,因為接近70%的使用者處在這個年齡段。
在喬治·弗洛伊德遇害和發(fā)生民眾騷亂之后,塔吉特“發(fā)誓要有目的地面對痛苦?!蹦芊窠榻B一下千禧一代員工對于公司承諾以及相關(guān)舉措的態(tài)度?千禧一代員工從哪些方面,為公司解決種族歧視和不公正問題的行動做出了貢獻?
我們堅持圍繞公司的使命和價值觀管理公司,傾聽團隊的聲音,培養(yǎng)積極參與、多元化、包容和使命驅(qū)動的文化,保證我們的團隊能夠與顧客一樣感受到快樂?,F(xiàn)在,我們更需要多元化的視角、經(jīng)歷和背景,幫助公司繼續(xù)發(fā)展和服務(wù)全國的客戶。我們在多元化和包容性方面的工作涵蓋了四個基本領(lǐng)域,分別是提供包容的顧客體驗、打造包容的工作環(huán)境、建立多元化的員工隊伍和支持更廣泛的社會影響。
我們傾聽團隊成員和顧客的聲音,包括千禧一代,并利用公司的規(guī)模和資源幫助治愈人們內(nèi)心的創(chuàng)傷,產(chǎn)生長遠的影響。針對喬治·弗洛伊德被害這件事,我們初期做了許多承諾,包括投資1,000萬美元支持全國城市聯(lián)盟(National Urban League)和非裔美國人領(lǐng)袖論壇(African American Leadership Forum)等合作伙伴,這些機構(gòu)的工作將造福后代。我們?yōu)閾碛行∑髽I(yè)的黑人和其他有色人種提供10,000小時公益咨詢服務(wù),幫助他們恢復營業(yè)。
我們還繼續(xù)開展志愿者活動,為需求最緊迫的社區(qū)提供生活必需品。我們許多社區(qū)志愿者都是千禧一代的團隊成員。此外,我們組建了種族公平行動委員會(Racial Equity Action Committee),由公司高層領(lǐng)導人員和團隊成員、顧客、社區(qū)成員組成,負責確定塔吉特的未來行動。
我們已經(jīng)為團隊成員舉辦了多次傾聽會議,千禧一代都積極出席和參與這些活動,許多人分享了自己遭遇的種族歧視,并表達了要為自己或孩子創(chuàng)造一個更公正、更平等的世界的決心。許多千禧一代團隊成員加入了多元化行動委員會(Diversity Action Committees)和業(yè)務(wù)委員會,這些組織通過共同的興趣或目標把他們團結(jié)在一起。這些組織由團隊成員發(fā)起和管理,為團隊成員服務(wù),幫助他們建立人際關(guān)系,培養(yǎng)包容的文化。
千禧一代的視角
32歲的若亞·路易斯是密蘇里州布倫特伍德一家塔吉特門店的主管。在監(jiān)督店鋪銷售之余,路易斯還稱贊塔吉特作為雇主,非常符合她這一代人的觀念,即重視真實和參與決策。
她還曾帶領(lǐng)塔吉特CEO布萊恩·康奈爾參觀其所在的門店,這對她而言是一段珍貴的記憶。在布萊恩參觀當天,門店主管在國外,若亞當時是店里的人力資源事務(wù)合伙人。
她回憶說:“我的領(lǐng)導團隊本來可以選另外一位主管或者領(lǐng)導人員帶領(lǐng)布萊恩參觀。但他們讓我?guī)椭贾瞄T店和組織團隊,迎接CEO考察,這讓我不僅有機會展示門店的亮點,也給我留下了一段寶貴的經(jīng)歷。我從來沒有像當時那么緊張!但開始參觀之后,布萊恩抽空給我看了一張不久前明尼蘇達州春天下雪的照片,讓人覺得不可思議。他讓我感到很自在,在那之后我的緊張感也有所減少?!保ㄘ敻恢形木W(wǎng))
本文作者艾德·弗勞恩海姆是卓越職場研究所的高級內(nèi)容總監(jiān),并參與撰寫了《適合所有人的卓越職場》(A Great Place to Work For All)一書。
譯者:Biz
在今年《財富》雜志“最適宜千禧一代的工作場所”(Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials)大公司類排行榜中,零售業(yè)巨頭塔吉特(Target)名列第10位。該排行榜基于卓越職場研究所(Great Place to Work)的研究和員工調(diào)查。卓越職場研究所是全球職場文化權(quán)威機構(gòu)。
榜單基于新冠疫情爆發(fā)之前的員工調(diào)查數(shù)據(jù)。但在新冠疫情期間和喬治·弗洛伊德遇害引發(fā)的種族正義運動中,塔吉特和其他上榜公司都展現(xiàn)了它們以人為本和人文關(guān)懷的文化。美國種族抗議活動最早爆發(fā)的明尼阿波利斯正是塔吉特的總部所在地。
卓越職場研究所采訪了塔吉特的首席人力資源官梅麗莎·克雷默,討論了塔吉特為什么能吸引千禧一代。
卓越職場研究所:您認為塔吉特能成功打造適宜千禧一代的職場文化的原因是什么?
梅麗莎·克雷默:我們知道千禧一代都喜歡使命驅(qū)動型公司,這是他們在選擇公司時首先要考慮的因素之一。我們把公司的使命與價值觀作為公司文化的中心,這與千禧一代的價值觀高度契合。
我們還知道,千禧一代重視豐富的、有意義的職業(yè)體驗和個人發(fā)展。他們渴望在職業(yè)中學習和成長,通過正規(guī)途徑和非正式的方式豐富自己的技能。我們每年投入700多萬個工資單小時進行培訓,形成了學習的文化。對培訓的投資包括各種項目和計劃,這些培訓幫助不同級別的千禧一代團隊成員培養(yǎng)技能,獲得豐富多彩、有意義的職業(yè)體驗,實現(xiàn)自身職業(yè)發(fā)展。
為了豐富團隊成員的職業(yè)體驗,我們會在他們的職業(yè)早期就賦予他們各種職責,無論是在門店內(nèi)服務(wù)客戶的本職工作,還是支持商品推銷或供應(yīng)鏈等。
我們的千禧一代團隊成員告訴我們,他們真正關(guān)心的是領(lǐng)導者的類型。他們不想要一位高高在上的“老板”。他們想要的是導師,能夠指導他們的職業(yè),能隨時提供豐富的、有意義的反饋,使他們可以繼續(xù)學習和成長。我們通過投資讓領(lǐng)導者成為員工的導師,再結(jié)合我們的學習文化,形成了對千禧一代團隊成員富有吸引力的環(huán)境。這種環(huán)境以我們的使命和價值觀為基礎(chǔ),滿足了據(jù)我們所知千禧一代最重視的條件。
您有哪些故事能夠凸顯出塔吉特吸引千禧一代員工的特質(zhì)?
許多千禧一代把塔吉特視為發(fā)展終生職業(yè)的起點。我們有許多課程和學習項目,可以幫助千禧一代發(fā)展自己的事業(yè)。
尤其令我感到興奮的是,我們?nèi)ツ晖瞥龅拇杭緦嵙曈媱潯T撚媱澝嫦蛴蟹莻鹘y(tǒng)背景、有志轉(zhuǎn)行到技術(shù)崗位的學生。該實習計劃的目標是填補學生與真實企業(yè)環(huán)境之間的經(jīng)驗差距,同時培養(yǎng)他們的技術(shù)能力,提供職業(yè)訓練和輔導,讓學生們?yōu)榧尤胨氐募夹g(shù)團隊做好準備。該項目也為塔吉特挖掘那些有待開發(fā)的人才開辟了新的渠道。
第一期有一位學生是千禧一代的發(fā)型師,沒有任何技術(shù)背景,后來他重回校園學習成為一名工程師。實習結(jié)束后,他加入了我們的技術(shù)領(lǐng)導力計劃(Technology Leadership Program),現(xiàn)在是塔吉特的工程師兼項目經(jīng)理。
塔吉特在疫情期間采取了許多保護、表彰和獎勵員工的措施,包括漲工資和提供心理健康支持等。您有沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)有千禧一代的員工珍惜或者利用這些額外福利?
我們關(guān)心每一位團隊成員,始終把他們的健康和安全放在首位。我們努力為他們提供必要的資源,使他們能夠照顧好自己和家人。作為雇主,我們深知我們可以發(fā)揮關(guān)鍵作用,通過各種福利提高員工的幸福感。我們持續(xù)完善各種福利,確??梢詭椭幵诓煌松A段的團隊成員滿足他們眼前和未來的需求。
我們看到千禧一代員工在積極利用我們按需提供的這些免費資源,幫助他們在疫情期間維持心理、情感和身體健康。Daylight是一款個性化應(yīng)用程序,可以幫助用戶緩解壓力和焦慮,Sleepio應(yīng)用提供了改善睡眠的自助工具,Wellbeats中提供了數(shù)字健身課堂。
Wellbeats課程用戶超過一半是千禧一代。我們在考慮為所有人提供各種福利的時候,這類福利成為塔吉特的獨特之處。
在我們的學習文化中,我們看到千禧一代積極參加我們新推出的在線按需學習與發(fā)展平臺,這些平臺旨在幫助團隊成員解決工作和生活問題的同時,在疫情期間繼續(xù)提升自己的能力水平。我們推出了Skillsoft學習數(shù)據(jù)庫和內(nèi)部開發(fā)的自適應(yīng)領(lǐng)導力網(wǎng)站。
這些工具和資源能幫助團隊成員提高能力,參加從編程到溝通等對員工有意義的發(fā)展議題。他們還可以培養(yǎng)自己的韌性、同情心和包容心等。我們看到這些工具很受員工歡迎,這證明我們的團隊愿意利用這段時間成長和學習。
我們?yōu)槊绹貓F隊的所有成員提供了免費后備看護福利,員工可以獲得兒童看護或照顧其他家庭成員的服務(wù)。我們發(fā)現(xiàn)這項福利對于千禧一代尤其有幫助,因為接近70%的使用者處在這個年齡段。
在喬治·弗洛伊德遇害和發(fā)生民眾騷亂之后,塔吉特“發(fā)誓要有目的地面對痛苦?!蹦芊窠榻B一下千禧一代員工對于公司承諾以及相關(guān)舉措的態(tài)度?千禧一代員工從哪些方面,為公司解決種族歧視和不公正問題的行動做出了貢獻?
我們堅持圍繞公司的使命和價值觀管理公司,傾聽團隊的聲音,培養(yǎng)積極參與、多元化、包容和使命驅(qū)動的文化,保證我們的團隊能夠與顧客一樣感受到快樂?,F(xiàn)在,我們更需要多元化的視角、經(jīng)歷和背景,幫助公司繼續(xù)發(fā)展和服務(wù)全國的客戶。我們在多元化和包容性方面的工作涵蓋了四個基本領(lǐng)域,分別是提供包容的顧客體驗、打造包容的工作環(huán)境、建立多元化的員工隊伍和支持更廣泛的社會影響。
我們傾聽團隊成員和顧客的聲音,包括千禧一代,并利用公司的規(guī)模和資源幫助治愈人們內(nèi)心的創(chuàng)傷,產(chǎn)生長遠的影響。針對喬治·弗洛伊德被害這件事,我們初期做了許多承諾,包括投資1,000萬美元支持全國城市聯(lián)盟(National Urban League)和非裔美國人領(lǐng)袖論壇(African American Leadership Forum)等合作伙伴,這些機構(gòu)的工作將造福后代。我們?yōu)閾碛行∑髽I(yè)的黑人和其他有色人種提供10,000小時公益咨詢服務(wù),幫助他們恢復營業(yè)。
我們還繼續(xù)開展志愿者活動,為需求最緊迫的社區(qū)提供生活必需品。我們許多社區(qū)志愿者都是千禧一代的團隊成員。此外,我們組建了種族公平行動委員會(Racial Equity Action Committee),由公司高層領(lǐng)導人員和團隊成員、顧客、社區(qū)成員組成,負責確定塔吉特的未來行動。
我們已經(jīng)為團隊成員舉辦了多次傾聽會議,千禧一代都積極出席和參與這些活動,許多人分享了自己遭遇的種族歧視,并表達了要為自己或孩子創(chuàng)造一個更公正、更平等的世界的決心。許多千禧一代團隊成員加入了多元化行動委員會(Diversity Action Committees)和業(yè)務(wù)委員會,這些組織通過共同的興趣或目標把他們團結(jié)在一起。這些組織由團隊成員發(fā)起和管理,為團隊成員服務(wù),幫助他們建立人際關(guān)系,培養(yǎng)包容的文化。
千禧一代的視角
32歲的若亞·路易斯是密蘇里州布倫特伍德一家塔吉特門店的主管。在監(jiān)督店鋪銷售之余,路易斯還稱贊塔吉特作為雇主,非常符合她這一代人的觀念,即重視真實和參與決策。
她還曾帶領(lǐng)塔吉特CEO布萊恩·康奈爾參觀其所在的門店,這對她而言是一段珍貴的記憶。在布萊恩參觀當天,門店主管在國外,若亞當時是店里的人力資源事務(wù)合伙人。
她回憶說:“我的領(lǐng)導團隊本來可以選另外一位主管或者領(lǐng)導人員帶領(lǐng)布萊恩參觀。但他們讓我?guī)椭贾瞄T店和組織團隊,迎接CEO考察,這讓我不僅有機會展示門店的亮點,也給我留下了一段寶貴的經(jīng)歷。我從來沒有像當時那么緊張!但開始參觀之后,布萊恩抽空給我看了一張不久前明尼蘇達州春天下雪的照片,讓人覺得不可思議。他讓我感到很自在,在那之后我的緊張感也有所減少?!保ㄘ敻恢形木W(wǎng))
本文作者艾德·弗勞恩海姆是卓越職場研究所的高級內(nèi)容總監(jiān),并參與撰寫了《適合所有人的卓越職場》(A Great Place to Work For All)一書。
譯者:Biz
The giant retailer ranked 10th on this year’s ranking of the Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials, large company category. The ranking is based on research and employee surveys by Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture.
The list was produced based on employee survey data from before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. But Target and other Best Workplaces for Millennials have demonstrated their people-first, caring cultures amid the health crisis and during the racial justice uprising that followed the killing of George Floyd—protests that erupted first in Minneapolis, where Target is headquartered.
Great Place to Work asked Target’s Chief Human Resources Officer Melissa Kremer about the company’s appeal to the millennial generation, as well as about its responses to COVID-19 and the racial justice movement.
Great Place to Work: In your view, why has Target succeeded in creating a great workplace experience for millennials?
Melissa Kremer: We know millennials are focused on purpose-driven companies, and that’s one of their top considerations as they think about the organizations they choose to engage with. Their values closely align with how we’ve invested in putting our purpose and values at the center of our culture.
We also know that millennials value rich and rewarding career experiences and development. They’re eager to learn and grow in their careers and expand their skill sets both formally and informally. We’ve developed a culture of learning, backed by the more than seven million payroll hours that we invest into training each year. That training investment includes a broad portfolio of programs and initiatives that help our millennial team members build skills at all levels and gain rich and rewarding experiences to grow in their careers.
When I think about the richness of our career experiences, we give our team members a great deal of responsibility early in their careers – whether it’s within their role in a store serving guests, or supporting the functions of merchandising or supply chain.
We’ve heard from our millennial team members that they really care about the kind of leader they work for. They don’t want a “boss.” They want a coach who is invested in their career, offering them rich and meaningful always-on feedback so they can continue to learn and grow. Investing in both how our leaders show up as coaches coupled with our learning culture creates an environment that’s compelling for our millennial team members. When you layer that on top of the foundation of our purpose and values, it’s bringing together the things that we know are most important to them.
Is there a story that you can tell that captures what’s working for millennial employees at Target?
A wide spectrum of millennials see Target as an entry-point to lifelong career development. We have a broad portfolio of programs and learning initiatives intended to help them further develop their careers.
One that I’m particularly excited about is a spring internship program that we introduced last year. It focuses on students from non-traditional backgrounds who are pursuing a career change to technology. The goal of the internship program is to close the experience gap with exposure to a real-world corporate environment, while building technical skills and providing the professional development and mentorship that prepares students for positions in Target’s Technology team. It also helps Target explore new avenues for untapped talent.
One of the students from the first class was a millennial-age hairstylist with no background in tech before going back to school to become an engineer. After he completed his internship, he went on to join our Technology Leadership Program and is now an engineer and program manager at Target.
Target has taken a number of steps to safeguard, recognize and reward employees during the pandemic—including pay raises and support with mental health. Are you seeing millennial-age employees appreciating or taking advantage of these enhanced benefits?
We care for every team member, and their health and safety is our top priority. We’re committed to providing them with the resources they need to take care of themselves and their families. As an employer, we know we play a critical role in enhancing their wellbeing through the benefits we provide. We continue to work to evolve our slate of benefits to ensure we’re helping team members across all life stages meet their needs now and into the future.
We’ve seen strong millennial usage with several free and on-demand resources we’ve invested in to support their mental, emotional and physical health throughout the pandemic. Daylight is a personalized app that helps individuals navigate stress and worry, the Sleepio app provides self-help tools to improve sleep, and Wellbeats offers digital fitness classes.
More than half of the program users for Wellbeats were millennials. When we think about creating a portfolio of benefits for all, these types of offerings are a differentiator for Target.
Within our culture of learning, we’ve seen strong millennial engagement with new online, on-demand learning and development platforms we introduced to help team members navigate work and life and continue to build skills during the pandemic. Specific tools include our Skillsoft learning library and an internally-created Adaptive Leadership site.
These tools and resources help team members strengthen their skills and invest in development topics that are meaningful to them – from coding to communication. They’re also able to grow personally in areas like resilience, empathy and inclusion. We have seen exciting usage with these tools, affirming that our teams are eager to use this time to grow and learn.
We’ve made free backup care available to all U.S. Target team members – a benefit that provides access to childcare or care for another family member. We found that this was especially helpful for our millennial population, as nearly 70% of the users were in that age group.
You “vowed to face pain with purpose” in the wake of the George Floyd killing and civic unrest. Can you say how your pledge and related actions have been received by millennial employees? In what ways have millennial employee contributed to actions you’ve taken as an organization to address issues of racism and injustice?
We’re committed to leading with our purpose and values, listening to our team, and fostering an engaged, diverse, inclusive, purpose-driven culture to make sure our team feels the same joy we aim to provide our guests. Now more than ever, we need diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds to help our company continue to advance and serve guests across the country. Our diversity and inclusion efforts span four foundational areas of delivering an inclusive guest experience, an inclusive work environment, a diverse workforce and championing broader societal impact.
We’re listening to our team and guests, including millennials, and using our size, scale and resources to help heal and create lasting change. In response to the murder of George Floyd, we’ve made a number of initial commitments, including investing $10 million to support partners such as the National Urban League and the African American Leadership Forum, which serve many generations. We’re providing 10,000 hours of pro?bono consulting services for Black- and people of color?owned small businesses, helping with rebuilding efforts.
We’re also continuing to volunteer and provide essentials to communities most in need. Many of our community volunteers are millennial team members. Additionally, we’ve established a Racial Equity Action Committee comprised of senior leaders across the company to partner with our team members, guests and members of the community to determine Target’s next steps.
We’ve held several listening sessions with our team members with a strong attendance and participation from millennial team members, many of whom shared their own experiences with racism and their commitments to a more just and equitable world for themselves or their children. Many of our millennial team members participate in Diversity Action Committees and business councils, which unite them through a common interest or goal. These groups are organized and managed by team members, for team members, and help to build connections and foster our inclusive culture.
A millennial’s perspective
Joya Lewis, 32 is a Target Store Director in Brentwood, Mo. Besides overseeing sales at her store, Lewis sings the company’s praises as an employer in tune with her generation’s focus on authenticity and involvement in decisions.
She also has a treasured memory of giving Target CEO Brian Cornell a store tour. Joya was a human resources business partner at the time, and the store director was out of the country on the date of Brian’s visit.
“My leadership team could have chosen another store director or leader to lead the visit,” Joya recalls. “Instead, they allowed me to help prepare the store and team for a CEO visit, which allowed me to highlight not only the store, but my experiences as well. I had never been so nervous in my life! However, soon after the visit started, Brian took the time to show me a picture of an unbelievable spring Minnesota snowfall that had recently taken place. He made me feel so at ease, and after that, my nerves subsided a bit.”
Ed Frauenheim is the senior director of content at Great Place to Work, and a co-author of A Great Place to Work For All.