The generation that by most definitions we call the Millennials are becoming well established in the workforce. They’ve paved the way for their elders to become more accustomed to tattoos, more appreciative of diversity, and less insistent on spending office hours in an actual office. So now it’s time to start preparing for the next round—the young people being dubbed “Generation Z.”
Gershon Mader, President of Quantum Performance Inc.
I’m sure you’ve seen this as many times as I have. People sit around a meeting table, nodding agreement as their leaders explain the plan for a critical change initiative. Once the meeting is over, they push back their chairs and drift towards their desks. As they congregate at the water cooler, they open up to each other: “That’ll never happen!” “What a pile of crap!” “I can hardly wait until the weekend.”
When it comes to being an inspiring leader there are really only 2 things that we need to do.
Create an inspiring vision
Create belief that the vision can be achieved
When we create an inspiring vision we create the desire in our teams, or within ourselves, to achieve the dream. It becomes something that we want to do. If the vision or goal doesn’t catch our imagination, then why would we make any effort to achieve it, there isn’t any real reason or personal satisfaction in achieving it, and consequently we probably wouldn’t even try to achieve.
Jude Bijou, Author, Attitude Reconstruction: A Blueprint for Building a Better Life
At work we display some of our worst behaviors. When an employee makes a mistake during a crucial, high-pressure period, we might get into a negative attitude and our mind screams, "He's incompetent."