My Business On Purpose

Tonight, Shawn and I—one of our coaches—are heading up to the Northeast where we've been invited to speak and present to a group of contractors in Providence, Rhode Island at the JLC LIVE convention. We're super excited about it. When we attend trade shows and talk to contractors—or really, any other business owners—we hear a common refrain: "Nobody wants to work anymore." As we listen to the complaints, we can't help but smirk a little bit. It's easy to blame Millennials or Gen Zers, but is that really the root of the problem? Is that why we can't build a loyal crew or retain the top talent we've been looking for—let alone even find it? Recently, I received an email with a subject line that said this—I’m not making this up: "Jason quit. This sucks. I'm hating Millennials." While it’s tempting to point fingers at younger generations, the reality is a little more complex than that. It’s not that people don’t want to work—it’s that they don’t want to work in chaotic environments that lack clarity and direction.