Leading - The Millennial Way

Millennial leaders are stepping into some of the most significant global leadership roles in businesses, the public sector and charities. Their leadership style and impact is dynamic and diverse, challenging all that has gone before.

In Leading the Millennial Way, Non-Millennial Simon Barrington and Millennial Rachel Luetchford combine experience with up-to-date research to help all leaders better understand and champion leading – the millennial way.

This book will empower millennial leaders to better understand their unique marks, to strengthen their leadership approach and thrive in our ever-changing organisations. This book will not only benefit millennial leaders but non-millennials who lead millennials or want to learn how to lead the millennial way.

Part one of the book looks at the environment of work as we now find it, and eight significant and seismic shifts that are shaping the very landscape in which millennials are leading.

Part two then draws heavily on the millennial leadership research to expose existing myths about millennials, and identify the four key characteristics that will enable them to succeed in this radically different eco-system.

Finally, Part three sets out practical tools and approaches that can enable leaders to lead ‘the millennial way’.

After reading this book, leaders will be empowered with the strength, skill and dexterity to thrive in our ever-changing organisations

Simon Barrington studied Physics at Cardiff University before becoming Programme Director at BT and later within the Cabinet Office . He became Executive Director (CEO) of Samaritan's Purse - an international NGO - in 2003, a post he held for over 13 years. Under Simon’s leadership, Samaritan’s Purse’s UK income grew from £2.9m turnover to £6.7m cash turnover in 2015 and £25m income overall. During this time Simon studied Global Leadership at Fuller Theological College, California. Leaving Samaritan’s Purse in May 2017, Simon founded and leads Forge Leadership Consultancy Ltd. Forge is currently undertaking a research project into the leadership needs and skills of young Christian leaders, of which Redcliffe College is the academic sponsor.

Rachel Luetchford is a millennial and graduated in 2017 with a first class degree in International Development. Before university, she lived in Canada whilst on the Soul Edge leadership course which centred on discipleship and mission, including practical service amongst indigenous people in northern Canada.
She has been interested in issues of development and social justice from a young age and spent the last year working alongside the Sophie Hayes Foundation tackling human trafficking in London. Rachel is the key researcher on the “Leadership needs of Millennials” programme and as part of that has interviewed face to face 50 millennials who are already leading. She is passionate about enabling her generation to make the maximum contribution possible to tackling injustice and transforming society by raising up leaders.