The Sandpaper Question 🪵 · Leadership Growth Lab

The Sandpaper Question 🪵

I overheard a leader last week saying, “Gen Z has no work ethic.”

A few years ago, I would’ve agreed.

Then I heard Dr. Tim Elmore say this: “Gen Z is the sandpaper on my leadership I didn’t know I needed.”

Not the problem. The sandpaper.

Here’s the truth, I wasn’t connecting with my Gen Z team members. And I genuinely believe if something hasn’t landed, that’s on me. So I asked why.

That one question kicked off everything. The learning, the reading, the passion to become the leader they actually deserved.

What I’ve found since:

The leaders getting the best out of young talent aren’t softer, they’re sharper. They’ve stopped managing and started coaching. They ask before they tell. They explain the why before the what.

Because Gen Z isn’t unmotivated.

They’re differently motivated.

Purpose over pay. Voice over hierarchy. Development over titles.

So I want to open this up to the room 👇

What’s been your biggest challenge leading Gen Z? Or your biggest win?

Drop it below , the messy ones, the breakthroughs, the moments you got it wrong and learned something. We all sharpen faster when we share the sandpaper.

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