Unraveling The Gen Z Enigma In The Workplace

“We’re doomed.”

That seems to be the accepted sentiment among older adults as they look askance upon today’s young professionals. Yet intergenerational mistrust is hardly a new phenomenon. I can remember a day when I was viewed skeptically for no other reason than my youth––it wasn’t fair then, and it isn’t fair to Gen Z.

I’m not suggesting that we give all young employees a complete pass. Certain Gen Z characteristics, like a tendency toward work-related ghosting behavior, need to be curbed. However, as leaders, we need to start reframing the way we think about the traits that seem unusual to us.

For example, consider

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