Rethinking Leadership: Tim Elmore on Engaging Younger Generations

“The older you get, the harder it is to listen”

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Tim Elmore—founder of Growing Leaders, longtime collaborator with John Maxwell, and author of 40 books—about generational leadership, workplace diversity, and leading Generation Z.

Tim shares a current discipline of asking better questions and listening more, he explains why he wrote The Future Begins with Z, and describes how Gen Z is disrupting workplaces through entrepreneurial ambition and technological fluency. The conversation explores how generations break, correct, and replace others, succession development, identity after stepping down, and bridge-building practices like reverse mentoring and “ditching the niche.”