The Dark Side of Authentic Leadership
There is a tension in our culture today about what authenticity looks like. Younger generations rightfully demand it in their leaders, having seen pretense and facades in so many places.
The Wrongful Act at Cornell University No One is Talking About
On October 19, 2024, a 20-year-old female student, identified anonymously as Jane Doe, went to the Chi Phi fraternity house in Ithaca, New York. According to her lawsuit, fraternity members…
Five Experiences We Must Offer to the Next Generation
Today, I not only see a new generation of kids on our hands, I see a new generation of parents as well.
How to Tap into the Right Hemisphere of Your Brain
We don’t look up and enjoy the beauty of the outside world. We look down and seek an artificial prompt to feel pleasure.
The Principle I’d Love to Discuss with Every Member of Generation Z
I’m concerned about a mindset that millions of them have embraced. This mindset compels them to spend money on so many items that depreciate and keeps them from investing in items that appreciate.
The Science Behind Trading Negative Emotions for Positive Ones
According to “State of the Heart,” the world’s largest study on emotional intelligence, our EQ is in decline.
What Scares Me Most About Leaders and Followers Today
We’ve become blind to conduct far more sinister a trap laid unwittingly by social media, television networks, the Internet, and crowded schedules with no margins.
Five Essentials to Cover When Interviewing Gen Z for the Job
I recommend you use a template I call: PERKS. It’s an acronym that enables you to discuss important issues up front and discover who they are.
Winning Your Right to Lead Generation Z
When I examine the “why” behind this repeated scenario, I see a pattern. It’s best explained by looking at how leaders had to shift styles over time. Young employees enter their jobs today expecting a different kind of leader—and often we utilize styles from the past.
The Case for Teaching Values in Our Schools
In our day, we have moved from past realities into the age of artificial intelligence, where technology knows more than any person or nation does.
One Secret to Become Satisfied Again with Your Career
I meet many people who are in a pursuit to recapture the joy they once had. They want to savor that earlier period of their lives where they felt more alive. They try changing jobs, cars, wardrobes or even partners. Some get cosmetic surgery.
How to Course Correct What AI Has Done to Our Brains
AI will always be smarter than you are, but AI will never be wiser than you are, if you continue to grow socially and emotionally. The human element we bring to our world can only be imitated by a robot. People are savvy to their AI devices—but so far, it’s made our brains weaker.
How Emotional Intelligence Can Raise Productivity...or Reduce It
I have long believed this fact: as artificial intelligence plays a larger role at work, emotional intelligence will differentiate people from robots.
Mythbusters: Challenging the Common Myths About Generation Z
For centuries, dating back to Socrates, older generations have complained about the young people in their era. We’ve always assumed they’re lazy, entitled and may never be ready for adulthood. At times, we buy into “myths” about youth. When Growing Leaders surveyed more than 2,000 adults in 2019, we found that 66 percent of them experienced a negative not a positive emotion when reflecting on Gen Z.
Helping Generation Z Out of the Comparison Trap
People moved from connecting on social media to performing. We perform in pursuit of more views, clicks, likes, shares and reposts. But, like any performance, competing and comparing soon raised their ugly heads, the most vulnerable being Gen Zers.
Why Generation Z is Quiet Cracking and What You Can Do
These start as invisible fractures, but the cracks are real, and if leaders don’t spot them or begin to explore and talk about how their teams are doing, the cracks just get bigger and bigger.
A Life Hack That’s Transformed My Attitude
I tend to be a positive person by nature. I got my mother’s optimistic DNA. I miss her to this day. She was a very happy, fulfilled person all her life. I’ve noticed, however, that as I age, my brain tends to swing the other direction. I can be cynical or negative. I recently discovered the science behind this.
4 Facts About Gen Z You Didn’t Know and How They Impact Your Business
Across the globe, young graduates from Generation Z are already disrupting the workplace. Some employers are taking advantage of these “new kids on the block” and how they think, while others are furious because they don’t understand them. My advice? Don’t get furious. Get curious. Below are four trends Gen Z brings to our world and how they impact us as leaders, teammates and family members.
The Sinister Consequence to Taking Shortcuts
The more I take shortcuts, the more unwilling I may become to do the work necessary to genuinely succeed in any given endeavor.
Nine Moments to Stay Silent as a Leader
There have been several times over my career I had to learn to be silent. Situations at home, at work or on the road required me—a teacher at heart—to not share an insight but to remain quiet. I recognized silence would achieve more than words. Are you like me?