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Gen Z Solutions no.3 - Regular & precise feedback
‘Gen Z solutions for leaders and organisations no.3. Regular and precise feedback. Recruitment, retention, motivation, engagement, training.’
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Gen Z - Solutions no.1 - Be Clear, Be Thorough
Gen Z solutions for leaders and organisations no.1. If you want to recruit, retain and motivate the most able you need to be ultra-clear.
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Gen Z - Key Characteristics no.7 - Patience
The final blog on Generation Z characteristics. For employers who are able to show what the future will look like for their employees there is much to build upon.
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Gen Z - Key Characteristics No. 6 - Diverse
A key reason why diversity matters a great deal to Generation Z is because they are more diverse as a group. No.6 in a series of Gen Z key characteristics - diverse
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Gen Z - Key Characteristics no.5 - Apprehensive
Mental health is an issue which comes up over and over again with the leaders I work with, it is at the heart of the snowflake trope. It is an absolute red line for every Gen Zer I have spoken to. Not taking it seriously will only lead to keeping the revolving door moving. Key characteristic 5 - apprehensive
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Gen Z - Key Characteristic No.4 - Diligent
‘Gen Z should not be characterised, or stereotyped, as slackers or snowflakes. The extent to which they will uphold their personal values about, for example, equality or work/life balance should not be conflated with a reluctance to work hard’. Gen Z key characteristic no.4 - diligent
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Gen Z - Key Characteristics no.3 - Pragmatic
Of all the key characteristics of Gen Z I describe it is this one which raises eyebrows the most often. If you want to understand this generation, you really need to understand this.
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Gen Z - Key Characteristics No. 2 - Prudent
Zoomers have good reason to be less confident about future economic prosperity, even beyond the current cost of living crisis and recovery from the pandemic.
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Gen Z - Who are they? Why are they different?
Gen Z is the generation which attended the secondary schools I led from 2006 to 2018. In recent years I have seen Generation Z described in ways I did not recognise, or appreciate.
This is the first of a series of blogs about them and their huge, as yet mostly untapped, potential to meet the challenges of today.