A guide for current and soon-to-be Gen Z leaders

Share to:

Gen Z

Looking for your next keynote speaker or workshop presentation?

A guide for current and soon-to-be Gen Z leaders. This year the oldest members of GenZ will be turning 24. They are beginning to occupy leadership roles and will need to manage up four generations. In Gray Goldfish, a book co-authored with Brian Doyle, we provide a roadmap for how each generation can recruit, train, manage and inspire. Here’s the GenZ guide:

GenZ leading Matures:
RECRUIT: Alleviate fear of tech
TRAIN: Explain every step
MANAGE: Don’t count on evenings
INSPIRE: Show you’re working hard too

GenZ leading Boomers:
RECRUIT: Show they’ll be leading edge
TRAIN: Focus on soft skills
MANAGE: Ask them to stay late for big projects
INSPIRE: Ask for their perspective

GenZ leading Generation X:
RECRUIT: Highlight the lack of bureaucracy
TRAIN: Self-directed
MANAGE: Specific goals
INSPIRE: Give them credit

GenZ leading Millennials:
RECRUIT: Highlight your tech
TRAIN: Connect them with their peers
MANAGE: Face-to-face feedback
INSPIRE: Schedule flexibility

GenZ leading fellow GenZ’ers:
RECRUIT: Promote diversity
TRAIN: Gamification
MANAGE: Leverage tech to simplify
INSPIRE: Tie work to a greater purpose

Want a cool example of late Millennial/early GenZ leadership? Zappos tapped Shelby Stilson to be CEO of 1% of the company. From intern to CEO in 5 years.

Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn

Stan Phelps walks the walk. He stands out in the sea of sameness by modeling his own Differentiated Experience (DX) message: Differentiation isn’t just about what you say, it’s about what you do and, more importantly, how and why you do it. Stan leverages his unique collection of 5,000+ case studies on customer, employee, and brand experience to engage audiences with informative learning-based experiences. He believes purposeful DX wins the hearts of employees and customers, and differentiation ultimately boosts loyalty, retention, referrals, and results.

Find Stan’s in-person and virtual keynotes, workshops, and Goldfish tank programs at StanPhelps.com.

Related Posts

Every time we do business together, Something amazing happens in the world!

Through my partner B1G1, each program gives back to create global IMPACT

Two students in blue uniforms smile while washing their hands at an outdoor tap.

When we complete a GOLDFISH TANK, we give 1001 days of clean water to school children

Collage of three images: a person washing hands, a child drawing with colored pencils, and a group of people sitting outdoors with some raising their hands.

When we complete a GLOBAL engagement, we give 365 days of clean water access in Peru, 120 days of learning aids in Malaysia, and 50 days of business training for women in Malawi

Hand placing a brick on a surface with text: "One Book = One Brick" and an Amazon logo.

When someone downloads a GOLDFISH eBook, we give 1 brick toward building school facilities in Cambodia