S11 E5: We're Rewriting Leadership Rules Because Yours Were Never Meant for Us with Amanda Litman

We're out here constantly hearing that Gen Z is "so different" and Millennials "just don't get it," but nobody ever stops to ask how or why they're different.

It's not because we're lazy or entitled (though I know that's everyone's favorite narrative).

It's because we looked at the leadership systems y'all built, said absolutely not, and decided to burn it all down and start over!

Amanda Litman and I got into the leadership myths that are finally dying, why vulnerability isn't a weakness, how social media completely changed what leadership looks like, and why so many of us refuse to let our jobs become our entire personality.

This episode is for anyone who's ever felt gaslit for having boundaries, anyone who's been told they're "too much" for expecting basic humanity in the workplace, and anyone who knows the way things have always been done is not the way things should keep being done.

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00:05:41 - One New Thing Amanda Wants to Learn This Year

00:15:07 - Why Are Leadership Myths Continue to Persist?

00:20:51 - Seeing More Representation in Entertainment Media and Exec Boards

00:26:41 - What Earned Authority Looks Like Now vs a Decade Ago

00:29:36 - Where Orgs Consistently Misread Next Gen Employees

00:36:41 - How Younger Generations Manage Power Struggles

00:42:46 - How Loyalty is Perceived Among Different Generations

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