“If we’re serious about developing the next generation of leaders, we have to be just as serious about questioning the models we’re handing down.”- Winnie da Silva

Is Gen Z quietly rewriting the rules of leadership - and are we even paying attention? Seventy-two percent (72%) of Gen Z would prefer a non-managerial path to career advancement. They see leadership roles as too high stress and low reward. In this episode of Transformative Leadership Conversations, I talk about how our next generation of leaders - specifically Gen Z - is reshaping what leadership looks like from the ground up. From their desire for trust and transparency to their rejection of traditional management roles, Gen Z is showing us a very different vision of what it means to lead and be led. Maybe it's time we listened a little more closely.

You'll hear me discuss:

• What shaped Gen Z’s leadership perspective, including a timeline of major global events that defined their coming of age
• How growing up in constant instability impacts what they want from leaders at work
• Key findings from three major studies on Gen Z and leadership, and what those results reveal about trust, vulnerability, and empowerment
• Why Gen Z is stepping away from middle management, and what “conscious unbossing” actually means
• How companies say they value people leadership but often fail to show it through actions, compensation, or training
• What the IKEA peg analogy reveals about the invisible, underestimated work of leading people
• Two practical shifts we can make to better support emerging leaders today and redefine what leadership growth looks like

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