Three Essentials to Leading Someone from a Different Generation
Over the past few years, our department managers have hired people who are young, and we learned some valuable lessons along the way. Some of them were wrong hires. They…
The Seven Best Books I Read Last Year
By Tim Elmore The Seven Best Books I Read Last Year Each year, I enjoy posting a list of my favorite books I read in the last twelve months.…
The Sinister Consequences of Taking Shortcuts
Our 21st-century civilization conditions us to “hack” our way through life; to get behind the system and find shortcuts to make it work for us, faster and easier. In one…
How to Have a Self-Aware Holiday
By Tim Elmore When I reflect on past holiday seasons in my life, I see that I suffered from acute low self-awareness. It wasn’t so much that I ruined Christmas…
Four Ideas to Help Today’s Kids Delay Gratification
A teen is programmed to break away from their parents. This is natural and healthy, but that doesn’t make it any easier for a parent or teacher. We want to…
Would Banning Smartphones on Campus Be Helpful or Harmful?
By Time Elmore My friend, Steve Goble, has enjoyed a successful career as a business owner and civil servant. Over the last few years, he chose to be a substitute…
Three Essentials to Leading Someone from a Different Generation
By Tim Elmore Three Essentials to Leading Someone from a Different Generation I continue to hear stories of Boomer or Gen X managers who become frustrated at the audacity of…
Seven Strategies to Influence a Student’s Choices
By Tim Elmore A college dean recently acknowledged to me an obvious truth. He said, “The older I get, the more different students become.” He said this,…
Habitudes for Self Leadership: The Art of Leading Yourself [Faith-based]
<em>Habitudes<sup>®</sup></em> is a breakthrough way to teach leadership principles to the post-modern student. Book #1 in the leadership journey — <em>The Art of Self-Leadership</em> — uses the power of images, conversations, and experiences to illustrate…
A NEW KIND OF DIVERSITY
<b>ABOUT THE BOOK</b> In <i>A New Kind of Diversity</i>, bestselling author Tim Elmore brings his decades of research and leadership experience to bear on what might be the biggest, most dramatic,…
One Social and Emotional Learning Step That Matures Students
Children need chores to aid in their maturation process. For years, researchers have proven that when a kid connects the dots that each person in a family plays a responsible…
Don’t Allow Your Young People to Settle for Happiness
By Tim Elmore I know a young couple who recently got married, but shortly thereafter, one of the partners decided she didn’t want to stay married. Her reasoning? She wasn’t…
Cam Turner
Cam Turner Cam Turner is a recent college graduate with immense love and passion for his generation, exploring how the brain works and helping us all build toward a better…
The Difference Between Rookies and Veterans at Work
By Tim Elmore Do you see stereotypes at work today? You know what I mean, don’t you? On the one hand, Millennials and Gen Zers assume that Baby Boomers are…
A Dozen More Gen Z Terms You Should Know
By Tim Elmore Something’s happened since the spring of 2020 that needs to be addressed. Many of us, especially those under 21, lost some of our communication skills. The lockdown,…
Who’s Smarter These Days: The Young or the Old?
Our shifting society has sparked tension between generations at work. Our problem is we’ve failed to recognize the value each generation brings to the team. We assumed that if one…
Ditch the Niche: An Exercise to Mix with Multiple Generations
By Tim Elmore The ebb and flow of our economy has been bad news for millions of families. The recession and the inflation that followed has created uncertainty. During…
Is It Possible to Assess Our Ability to Connect with Other Generations?
By Tim Elmore Janet experienced trouble at work just two weeks after she hired Rory. In their weekly meetings, Rory began expressing his distaste for the department’s current strategies. He…
How to Make the Most of Your Brain Based on Your Generation
Our brains develop a little like wet cement. Our neural pathways are very pliable in our first twenty years and begin to solidify afterward. It isn’t that people can’t change…
What It Means for Teens Who Are Going to Work for the First Time
By Tim Elmore What It Means for Teens Who Are Going to Work for the First Time I spoke to a Chick-fil-A owner/operator recently who told me a story I…
Who’s Smarter These Days: The Young or the Old?
By Tim Elmore Last month, Janet called Rory into her office. She’s the department manager and Rory, a young professional, serves on her team. She did not appreciate his disrespect…
How to Capitalize on the Younger Generations on Your Team
Everyone has witnessed the culture wars. People in our society seem polarized over values and social issues. While I believe those battles are real, there’s a deeper issue at play…
Ten Ideas to Keep Your Best Generation Z Talent
By: Tim Elmore Ten Ideas to Keep Your Best Generation Z Talent Tim Elmore / GrowingLeaders.com / TimElmore.com “Eighteen months,” declared my friend over lunch last week. “That’s about how…
How to Teach Social and Emotional Skills Without Being a Therapist, a Politician, or a Parent
We view building social and emotional skills as an act of personal growth for kids and young adults all around the world. In fact, we believe students who cultivate emotional…
How to Capitalize on the Younger Generations on Your Team
By: Tim Emlore How to Capitalize on the Younger Generations on Your Team Everyone has witnessed the culture wars. People in our society seem polarized over values and social issues.…
How One Mom Kept Her Teen Off Social Media For Six Years
By: Tim Elmore How One Mom Kept Her Teen Off Social Media for Six Years If you watched The Social Dilemma on Netflix, you know firsthand the challenges…
Skills Today’s Graduates Need to Succeed
By: Tim Elmore I graduated from college with good grades, but not straight As. Part of the reason was, I worked two or three jobs every year of my college…
Seven Challenges All Young Employees Can Grow From
As “Help Wanted” signs on the windows of many establishments today have become more prevalent, it is important to consider the qualities young job seekers should learn when entering the…
Three Ingredients to Help Students Recover Following a Pandemic
By: Tim Elmore Today’s kids were already facing mental health problems. Now they feel delayed by COVID-19, and it’s added to their anxiety levels. According to Barna’s research, 82…
The Story of the Carrot, the Egg, and the Coffee Bean
By: Tim Elmore A young girl went to her grandmother and complained about how hard life had become for her. She did not know how she was going to make it…
“Phoneliness”: A New Term Defining Reality for Generation Z
By: Tim Elmore Jared and Tabitha dated for ten months. They met on an app, and the first four months of their relationship was limited to online interactions. When they chose…
How Parents Must Correct Our Overcorrections
By: Tim Elmore A mother approached me recently after I spoke at a parents’ conference. She told me how much she cared for her 13-year-old son, yet many of his teachers…
Live In A Way Today That Will Help You Thrive Tomorrow with Carey Nieuwhof
Carey Nieuwhof is a bestselling leadership author, speaker, podcaster, and former attorney. He hosts one of today’s most influential leadership podcasts. His podcast, blog, and online content is accessed by…
Candles and Brush Fires
By: Tim Elmore I lived in southern California for many years. Every year, it seemed we heard about another fire that broke out. The dry, warm weather coupled with a careless…
Lessons in Grit from Ernest Shackleton’s Voyages
By: Tim Elmore An incredible discovery was just made beneath the ocean’s surface. Underwater drones were used to discover Ernest Shackleton’s famous ship, Endurance, the one that set out to reach…
What We Should Say as Our Students Perform
When kids are younger, parents often play the role of supervisor. They are right there on top of the issues. And they should be—young children need the support of their…
How to Help Students Fight a Victim Mentality
By: Tim Elmore I read two recent news stories that left me stunned. One young man from India chose to sue his parents for giving birth to him. He…
What Do We Do When Kids Show More Courage than Police?
By: Tim Elmore Did you hear what just happened? Last week, Girl Scouts of the USA posthumously awarded ten-year-old Amerie Jo Garza of Uvalde, Texas, one of the highest honors bestowed…
How Four Generations Differ in Their Approaches to Work
The generational diversity we feel in our lives is not going away anytime soon. Because people are living and working longer, we will experience multiple generations on teams we may…
Five Ways the Pandemic Changed Team Members From Generation Z
By: Tim Elmore I distinctly remember interviewing for a full-time job with John C. Maxwell in 1982. John was not famous yet, except in certain circles, but he already displayed lots…
How to Make the Most of Your Brain Based on Your Generation
By: Tim Elmore I just made a discovery. For the first time in my life, I realized I know people who are from seven sociological generations. My aunt and uncle are…