L3 Leadership Podcast

Send a textIn this episode of the L3 Leadership Podcast, Doug Smith sits down with Dr. Tim Elmore, founder of Growing Leaders and bestselling author of The Future Begins with Z: 9 Strategies to Lead Generation Z as They Disrupt the Workplace.After following Tim’s work for nearly two decades, Doug finally gets to have a conversation that every leader needs to hear. Together, they unpack the realities of leading Generation Z, why three out of four managers say Gen Z is the toughest generation to manage, and how leaders can shift from frustration to opportunity.⏱️ Episode Breakdown00:00 – Why Tim wrote The Future Begins with Z02:00 – The alarming stats about managing Generation Z03:45 – The “Peter Pan Paradox”: Age of authority ↓, age of maturity ↑07:00 – Artificial maturity: Overexposed to information, underexposed to experience12:00 – Parenting the next generation: Risk, responsibility, and resilience17:00 – Why leaders must mentor—not just manage20:00 – The onboarding mistake costing companies Gen Z talent21: