Age is often related to leadership; however, just because someone is older does not mean that they are a better leader. Millennials today are slowly taking over the workforce for their creativity, drive, imagination. My guest in this episode, George Penyak, is just that. Despite being the youngest member of his sales team, he is the team lead.
Meet George
In this episode, we discuss what it means to be a younger or millennial leader when dealing with a group of employees who are older and have more experience.
Timestamped Overview
Here are the topics which we cover during this interview:
- His background and story
- How he came into a leadership role
- How did his subordinates take the news of his promotion to their supervisor
- What strategies has he employed in dealing with older subordinates
- What challenges have arisen from directing older subordinates and how he overcame them
- What advice he has for anyone who’s about to begin leading older subordinates
Guest Resources
George is just a cool guy; he has no resources to share. He wanted to just wanted to share his story and experiences.
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About the Host
Scott McCarthy
Scott McCarthy is a retired Canadian Army Lieutenant-Colonel, executive leader, leadership coach, and founder of Moving Forward Leadership. During his 25-year military career, Scott led organizations responsible for complex operations, national supply-chain capabilities, and billions of dollars in assets. He now brings that experience into the private sector through his executive role with Arcanus while continuing to coach senior leaders and executives.
Scott is the host of the Peak Performance Leadership podcast, where he has had more than 300 conversations with leaders, authors, executives, and experts about what leadership looks like when theory meets reality. His work centres on the 3 Domains of Leadership: Leading Yourself, Leading Your Team, and Leading Your Organization. He is also the author of You Don’t Know Sh*t About Leadership: And Neither Do I, a practical and candid look at what leadership really demands when you’re the one responsible for getting results through people.
Transcript
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