Mastering the Multigenerational Mindset: How to Attract, Engage & Retain Emerging Leaders
Live and virtual options available.
Baby Boomers are retiring at a rate of nearly 8500 people per day, taking decades of knowledge, leadership experience, and industry wisdom with them. That means your organization has a narrowing window to identify, develop, and retain the next generation of leaders: Millennials, Gen Z, and the emerging workforce behind them.
The challenge isn’t “kids these days.”
The challenge is that many leaders were never taught how to coach, communicate with, and engage a workforce that wants something different than previous generations: more communication, more coaching, more meaning, more belonging, and yes… more appreciation.
When leaders understand what drives each generation, and what they all have in common, they create workplaces that attract talent, reduce turnover, and build future-ready teams.
This keynote gives leaders the mindset, tools, and strategies to bridge generational gaps, strengthen communication, and develop emerging leaders worth investing in.
If you want a workforce that can thrive over the next decade, this program shows your leaders how to build it.
Generational differences aren’t guesses, they’re well-documented workforce trends. Studies show:
When leaders understand the science behind generational expectations, they can communicate more effectively, align motivation, and create strong, future-focused teams.
During this strategic and highly relevant session, your audience will:
You’ll also see how appreciation, recognition, and purpose play a critical role in developing emerging talent, and how gratitude becomes a strategic leadership advantage.
A supervisor once told me, “These younger employees don’t want to work.”
But when we dug deeper, the problem wasn’t motivation; it was miscommunication.
The younger employee wasn’t asking for constant praise.
He simply wanted clarity.
He wanted to know he was on the right track rather than wait to be corrected.
When the supervisor shifted to short, consistent check-ins rather than assuming everything was fine until something went wrong, something remarkable happened:
The issue was never the generation.
It was the disconnection.
This program shows leaders exactly how to fix that.
This keynote is available as:
Conference Keynote
(45–75 minutes)
Breakout Session
(60–120 minutes)
Half-Day Workshop
Virtual presentation for multi-location teams
Every program is customized for your industry, audience, and workforce realities.
The multigenerational leadership landscape
Understanding workforce expectations across four generations
What emerging leaders need, and what they don’t
Communication strategies that bridge generational gaps
Coaching behaviors leaders must master for the next decade
Best practices for reducing the knowledge drain
How appreciation, recognition & purpose create loyalty
Leader-ready tools to implement immediately
Short answer: No.
Longer: This program is grounded in research, communication science, and real-world leadership, not clichés or caricatures.
Short answer: Yes.
Longer: Your leaders will learn how to identify emerging talent, prepare them for responsibility, and create an environment where they want to stay long enough to lead.
Short answer: It’s the glue.
Longer: Gratitude strengthens trust, communication, and emotional connection, three things every generation responds to. It’s one of the most effective tools for retaining emerging talent.
If you want leaders who can engage every generation, and emerging talent who chooses to stay:
Because if you don’t intentionally develop the next generation of leaders, your competitors will.
