Dr. Darryl Stickel

And people sort of denigrate the generations that are following us.

My son gave me this great quote about the kids of today are lazy and ill-informed and

lack motivation and it just went on and on.

Right.

And, and the quote was from the 1930s.

Yeah.

So this is not a new phenomenon.

And what older people like us need to realize is that they're reacting to the context that they're embedded in.

The rules of the game have changed and they have a better understanding of it than we do.

Oh, for sure.

And so when they don't sell out for a corporation and,

You know, when they hear these billionaires saying you need to work harder, what they hear is you need to work harder so I make more money.

And I believe that the more senior we become, the less direct control we have over outcomes.

The more we rely on those we lead to reach our goals and objectives.

So if I'm a leader today, I need to be able to think about how to build a safe harbor.

create a place of stability for those I lead so that they're willing to work hard for a shared objective.

Yeah.

OK, so.

You're still in a fairly manageable state in terms of being able to have direct connections with your employees at that size.

Yeah.