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A Bit of Optimism

Gen Z in the Workplace with Jonah and David Stillman

A Bit of Optimism

The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Management, Education

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Every generation is different, but one thing currently unites Boomers, Gen X-ers, and Millennials: they are all struggling to understand Gen Z. David and Jonah Stillman are a father-and-son research team who specialize in generational differences and their impact on the workplace. David is Gen X, Jonah is Gen Z, and together they are helping today’s leaders understand the new generation. This is… A Bit of Optimism.

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0:00.0

A few years ago, I did an interview talking about Millennials in the Workplace.

0:11.0

That went, well, it went a little viral.

0:14.7

But now, the most common question I get is what about this latest generation in the

0:19.9

Workplace?

0:20.9

Gen Z.

0:21.9

So, I thought I would call David and Jonas Stillman.

0:25.8

David is a Gen X dad with his Gen Z son.

0:29.7

So let's talk about Gen Z in the Workplace.

0:33.2

This is a bit of optimism.

0:40.6

Let's talk about Gen Z.

0:44.2

So there was a period of time when I would stand on the stage or have meetings that 100%

0:48.2

of the time, I kid you not 100% of the time, the first or second question I got asked

0:51.8

is what's with Millennials, right?

0:55.2

Then that kind of went away for a little bit.

0:57.2

And now 100% of the time, somebody will raise their hand and say, I'm struggling with

1:03.4

this newest generation that's entering the Workforce Gen Z.

1:07.2

You are a father and son, Jonah, you are Gen Z, David, you are not, and you have learned

1:16.5

to help interpret the generations, in other words, for the younger generation to understand,

1:22.0

the older generation, the older generation to understand the younger generation, and the

1:25.4

reason I wanted you on the podcast is because the world desperately needs whatever it is

1:30.0

you figure it out.

1:31.0

You know, it's interesting because I've had a whole career studying all the generations

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