When building and growing your team, there are timely trends and timeless truths. And you need to appreciate both, as well as know the difference between them.
On this edition of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke offers three timely trends to which leaders need to pay attention. Next week, he’ll look at some timeless truths that have been – and always will be – keys to building strong teams.
Timestamps
(00:37): Timely trends vs. timeless truths.
(03:24): Timely trend No. 1: Remote work.
(08:15): Timely trend No. 2: Generational differences.
(13:00): Timely trend No. 3: Artificial intelligence.
(18:01): Wrap up.
Episode Quotes
“There are timely trends that younger leaders are dialed into that experienced leaders need to pay attention to. They may change and evolve, but you can’t ignore them.”
“It’s easier to establish a culture where ‘people like us do things like this’ (when you’re in-person).”
“A key generational difference wanting more time off, wanting a flexible schedule, and yes, wanting remote work.”
“It’s not that people didn’t want to take time off or didn’t want to have more work-life balance. It just wasn’t as acceptable. But today it’s very acceptable.”
“As a leader, you need to set the expectations and goals around what we’re trying to accomplish as a business to serve our customers. Micromanaging comes in when we also dictate the how.”
“(Not using AI is) like saying the internet was a trend or that laptops are just a tool for lazy people.”
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