Generations at Work

By Tim Elmore, Susan DavisEducation

Generations at Work episodes

April 15, 2021 Overcoming the Most Common Mistake Educators Make Leading Generation Z
One problem adults face is—we see students’ high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and panic attacks, and assume we just need to make their day easier. After all, they’re stressed out. Parents will often finish their kids’ homework assignments. Teachers will often lighten their load thinking the subject is too hard. Coaches will often excuse bad behavior assuming they’re under […]
38 min
April 08, 2021 Four Ways to Expand Your Student’s Social Awareness
Students today can oftentimes lack awareness in themselves, in their classrooms, or just in general. They say things or do things that upset other students but don’t understand why. Sometimes their smartphones can make them aloof, only half-engaged with those in the room. They don’t get why others don’t like them. They choose harsh or outrageous language; they are unaware […]
31 min
March 31, 2021 Four Pressures Female Leaders Face
In honor of Women’s History Month, we sat down to talk with an incredible female leader – Nautrie Jones. As the Managing Director of Teacher Leadership Development, Nautrie leads the Teach for America Metro Atlanta where she is charged with casting a bold vision and setting key strategies to ensure that the students in Metro Atlanta have access to quality […]
38 min
March 25, 2021 Five Ideas to Manage Your Kids’ Screen Time in a Pandemic
Many parents might say they’re not sure how they’d make it through the day, both working and managing their kids without a one-eyed babysitter called a TV, tablet, or smartphone. They realize it’s not a good mental health choice, but what’s a parent to do? Others are both teachers and parents, and they’re trying to work and lead their children, […]
25 min
March 18, 2021 How To Help Your Students Stop “Fitting In” and Start “Belonging” in Your Classroom
You’ve probably had something like this happen in your classroom this year. You work hard to have fun with your students. You create interesting and fun assignments for them, and you think it’s going well. Then something happens. A student says something harsh like, “I hate this class,” or a parent contacts you to tell you that his child is […]
32 min
March 11, 2021 Six Ways to Battle the Growing World of “Fake”
We live in a growing world of “fake.” Fake content is a genuine problem on the internet. Between fake news that sways elections, fake apps that trick shoppers, and fake book reviews that stymie sales, the internet has seen a surge in fantastic, misleading, and outright false messaging that threatens to make the truth hard to find. In this episode, […]
25 min
March 04, 2021 Why Silence Might Be the Antidote for Stressed Out Students
All educators, coaches, parents—and certainly students—need to ponder and digest the latest research on the topic of silence. Silence can grow your brain. One study monitored the effect of “sound” versus “silence” on mice. What researchers discovered was profound. When exposed to two hours of silence every day, the mice developed new cells in the hippocampus, the part of the […]
21 min
February 25, 2021 Who Wins When Social and Emotional Learning Meets Real Life?
We believe social-emotional learning is critical. But not just for a discussion in a classroom so a teacher can check a box. We want to see students learn these skills so they can change the world, starting with themselves. We want to see teens changed from the inside out so they can turn their world upside down. In this episode, […]
27 min
February 18, 2021 Why I Have Given My Life to Develop Student Leaders
It’s in times like these when we are reminded of why we do what we do. We focus on developing young people. Specifically, equipping students to think and act like life-giving leaders, regardless of the position they may or may not have. Over the past year alone, we saw students step up and answer the call to lead during a […]
27 min
February 11, 2021 How to Live Your Best Life as an Educator with Will Parker
Research shows that teachers and principals are leaving the profession of education at alarming rates. Some of the causes stem from the rising expectations and demands that educators find difficult to manage. Unfortunately, for many educators, taking care of others often means neglecting their own health and well-being. So, how can educators continue doing work they love while also making […]
29 min

About Generations at Work

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Generations at Work is the must-listen podcast for leaders, professionals, and teams striving to bridge the generational divide in today's workplace. Hosted by Dr. Tim Elmore, best-selling author and generational leadership expert, and Susan Davis, Maxwell Leadership Facilitator and Coach, this podcast dives deep into the challenges and opportunities of a multi-generational workforce.