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 Tim 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

#GenZ #GenerationalLeadership #TheFutureBeginsWithZ #ConnectBeforeCorrect #LaunchingPad #NASAMoonshot #CultureEatsStrategyForBreakfast #WorkPositive

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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@workpositive7529
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjoeyfaucette/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorkPositiveToday/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/

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How effective is your influence as a people leader? Do you think about it very much? What would happen if your first core value was "Family First" in a competitive talent market where you can't match salaries? Transform your sphere of influence on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette and Brad Englert.

Brad led Accenture for 22 years, 10 as a senior partner, and then served as CIO at the University of Texas at Austin where he influenced technology modernization serving 54,000 students, 4,000 faculty, and 21,000 staff. He's the author of "Sphere of Influence: How to Create and Nurture Authentic Business Relationships." On day one at Accenture, his mentor told him the people you work with today may become your boss or customer down the road, so treat them very well. That advice shaped his entire career. Listen as Brad explores:

☀️ Why "Family First" became the top value and how promising an 8-hour day competed against tech giants on salary ☀️ How he replaced three direct reports in the first 6-9 months for dishonesty and what that taught about culture ☀️ The dirty little secret that many organizations don't have a strategy despite spending tens of millions ☀️ Why he wrote a weekly 200-word blog for 8 years to communicate values and even apologize where they failed ☀️ How moving quickly on dishonesty prevents issues from festering and setting bad role models

Brad transforms how leaders think about influence by proving that when you articulate values, communicate them relentlessly, and move decisively on integrity issues, authentic business relationships flourish.

🔑 Key Insight: "Trust is fundamental to all business relationships. The first thing we did was articulate the values of the organization. Family First was our first value because I live in Austin, Texas where all the huge technology firms are. I cannot compete on salary, but I certainly can promise an 8-hour day. No one joined the organization without going through orientation where they would meet all my direct reports. We had quarterly meetings where we would talk about the values and give examples of where we achieved those values."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Be strategic and intentional about which business relationships you want to create and nurture. Your boss is obvious. Direct reports are obvious. Your customers? You don't have to meet with all your customers. Who are your best customers? Your vendors? Who are your strategic vendors? Just pick a relationship. Start with your boss and ask: 1) What are your goals and aspirations? Do I understand that? 2) Be better at setting and managing expectations. 3) Genuinely care. If you want your boss to be successful, you'll be successful.

Connect with Brad Englert:

• Get a FREE sample of "Sphere of Influence: How to Create and Nurture Authentic Business Relationships"
• Purchase the book in ebook or audiobook format https://amzn.to/3NcilLV
• Schedule time on Brad's calendar for a personal conversation
• Connect with Brad on LinkedIn

Workshops and Coaching:

Brad offers two workshops for clients who want to build business relationship skills:

One Hour Interactive Session - Perfect for one person or small groups. The session facilitates discussions of the core principles of the book and can be conducted virtually via Zoom.

Half Day Workshop - Designed for leaders, managers, sales teams, and professionals who want to deepen their business relationship skills. This workshop includes opportunities for discussions and role playing.

Career Coaching - Delivered virtually for professionals seeking personalized guidance.

Contact Brad:

• Phone: 512.587.7837
• Email: brad@bradenglert.com
• Website: www.bradenglert.com

#SphereOfInfluence #AuthenticRelationships #FamilyFirst #LeadershipIntegrity #StrategicRelationships #TrustInBusiness #CultureEatsStrategyForBreakfast #WorkPositive

Are you tired of watching your best people walk out the door? Have you spent hundreds of thousands of dollars recruiting and training someone, only to see them leave for a competitor who offered a slightly better title or more salary? What if 68% of employees leave for reasons that have nothing to do with money, and you could provide exactly what they're looking for?

Discover the proven framework to stop the revolving door on this special LinkedIn Live episode of the Work Positive Podcast. Dr. Joey Faucette unveils his groundbreaking R.E.T.A.I.N. framework, drawing from insights of eight remarkable Work Positive Podcast guests who transformed retention in industries from healthcare to blue-collar trades to global consulting. Listen as Dr. Joey explores:

☀️ Why proper onboarding alone increases retention by 50% and accelerates productivity by 60% ☀️ How empathetic leadership adds 2.5 years to how long employees picture staying with your company ☀️ The one question that predicts engagement six times better than any other metric (it's not about compensation) ☀️ Why culture fit reduces turnover by 20-30% and how to hire for it from Day One ☀️ How grace creates space for teams to identify what's broken and help fix it

Dr. Joey transforms how leaders think about retention by proving that people don't leave jobs, they leave feelings of being unseen, unheard, undervalued, disconnected, and purposeless.

🔑 Key Insight: "People don't leave jobs. They leave feelings. They leave feeling unseen, unheard, undervalued, disconnected, and purposeless. When you show people they matter and they belong, the financials follow. There's proof from research about how productivity is enhanced by 15-20% when employees are happier. When you focus on employee experiences, companies are four times more profitable."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Choose ONE element of the R.E.T.A.I.N. framework to implement this week:

• R: Take one long-term employee to coffee, avoid talking about work, and ask what made them decide to stay
• E: Stop using "why" and reframe questions as who, what, where, when, and how to avoid putting people on the defensive
• T: Have a conversation with each direct report about what they're passionate about outside of work
• A: Gather your leadership team and honestly answer "What is it really like to work here?"
• I: Answer who benefits when your organization succeeds besides shareholders
• N: Map out what a new employee experiences in their first 90 days and fix the gaps

The R.E.T.A.I.N. Framework:

• Realign to Retain
• Empathize to Lead with Heart
• Take It to the Limit
• Attract to Fit Culture
• Integrity to Structure
• Ninety Days to Roots

Featured Work Positive Podcast Guests:

• Darrin Tulley (diversity and performance)
• Rob Volpe (empathy and curious breath)
• Steve Salee (grace creates space)
• Leandro Cortelli (culture fit at Accenture)
• Matthew Hill (fresh eyes and vulnerability)
• Jeffrey Klubeck (The Integrity Game)
• Ryan Englin (terrible first day story)
• Chuck Cooper (CEO onboarding)

Connect with Dr. Joey Faucette:

• Get your FREE copy of "Stop the Revolving Door: How to R.E.T.A.I.N. Top Talent Today" on Kindle or by messaging Dr. Joey on LinkedIn
• Take the FREE Work Positive Culture Assessment at workpositive.today
• Message Dr. Joey on LinkedIn for personalized retention strategies

#StopTheRevolvingDoor #RETAIN #EmployeeRetention #CultureFit #EmpathyInLeadership #OnboardingMatters #CultureEatsStrategyForBreakfast #WorkPositive

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🔗 Stay connected with Dr. Joey Faucette:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@workpositive7529
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjoeyfaucette/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorkPositiveToday/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/

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