Tim Elmore

The Future Begins with Z

The Future Begins with Z
Tim Elmore
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Episode 177 | The Future Begins with Z | Tim Elmore

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How do you navigate the choppy waters of having four or even five generations working together? What do you do when three out of four hiring managers say Gen Z is the toughest generation to manage, 30% are firing them within the first month, and three out of ten are avoiding hiring them altogether? What if Gen Z holds the key to your company's moonshot?

Transform your approach to generational leadership on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette and Tim Elmore. Tim is an expert who has spoken to about 500,000 leaders in corporations like The Home Depot, Chick-fil-A, Ford Motor Company, and Delta Airlines. His curriculum has been used by sports teams like the Kansas City Royals, New York Giants, and Houston Rockets, as well as athletic departments at Alabama, Ohio State, Stanford, and Duke. His latest book is "The Future Begins with Z: 9 Strategies to Lead Generation Z as They Disrupt the Workplace."

Listen as Brad explores:

☀️ Why Gen Z is different from millennials (grew up with smartphones vs. cell phones, Alpha with AI)
☀️ The PERKS acronym for interviews: Preferences, Expectations, Requirements, Keys to their heart, Salary
☀️ How three out of four Gen Z candidates are bringing mom or dad to the interview
☀️ Why making the job "the best launching pad for their dream job" actually keeps them longer
☀️ The NASA moonshot story where 27-year-olds landed on the moon, led by a 23-year-old

Tim transforms how leaders think about Gen Z by proving that when you connect before you correct, ask questions, and genuinely listen, this generation becomes your greatest competitive advantage.

🔑 Key Insight: "Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person it's indistinguishable. You gotta connect before you correct. If we'll start getting really good at asking questions and listening to them, they start feeling loved. Make this job the best launching pad for their dream job. The best way to keep them is to let them go from the beginning. Approach your role not as a manager but as a mentor."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Learn to ask and listen rather than correct right away. Go into the office with 5 questions in your head that you know you want to ask. Get really good at asking questions and listening to Gen Z team members. They'll start feeling loved because being heard is so close to being loved. Build that bridge of relationship first. Use the PERKS framework in your next interview: ask about their Preferences, Expectations, Requirements, the Keys to their heart (not just can they do the job), and discuss Salary openly.

Connect with Tim Elmore:

Visit timelmore.com for speaking, coaching, and consulting on multigenerational teams 
Get "The Future Begins with Z: 9 Strategies to Lead Generation Z as They Disrupt the Workplace" on Amazon 
Discover free resources including the NASA moon landing story
Connect with Tim on LinkedIn 
Learn how to leverage the generation that's quickly becoming 30% of your workforce

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The Future Begins with Z: Nine Strategies to Lead Generation Z as They Disrupt the Workplace by Tim Elmore

If we lead them well, we'll find young professionals often enter their careers with a greater insight into social media and how to monetize it; they seem to understand what young consumers want, and they possess deeper intuition on where culture is going. They are not tied to expectations for how work is done and are more open to new ideas. To succeed, today's leaders will need to listen more and to coach more than we once did. The future is in our hands. Let's make the very most of it.

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