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Why You Need to Support the
Next Generation of Leadership
NOW MORE THAN EVER
Fostering leadership
among your employees
is beneficial to any
organization. In the
integration industry even
more so, as recruitment
and retention of new talent
is crucial to every firm's
survival. By USAV,
a division of PSA
NEXT GENERATION LEADERSHIP may be
more important now than it has been in the
past 30 years. With an entire shift in office
culture that will stay after the pandemic,
learning how to support this hybrid workplace structure will be integral in moving
businesses forward. Many have struggled
maintaining culture through a computer
screen in place of face-to-face conversations and check ins, requiring everyone to
re-learn how to engage not only clients, but
employees as well.
The next generation of leaders bring a
new perspective to the workplace and they
have the ambition and gumption to create
and carry out new ideas. These ideas interlaced with the baby boomers' experiences,
make for one of two scenarios. The first
could be a powerful collaboration of ideas
and experiences. The second could be a
disastrous butting of heads where neither
side can see the other point, causing a lot
of contention. Both scenarios are possible
and actively happening in today's world.
Companies that harness the first scenario
will be better positioned for the future.
When you combine experience and innovative ideas you can achieve extraordinary
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goals and expansion.
Forbes recently published 8 Tips To Lead
The Next Generation and indicates we are
in the " Fourth Industrial Revolution changing the way we work and live and a new
generation entering the workforce, we must
redefine what it means to be a leader. " As
the article suggests, the " new generation
who is joining the job market for the first time
is very different from the baby boomers or
even the millennials. They care more about
having a sense of purpose and having a positive impact on society and the environment. "
Brad Malone, managing partner at
Navigate Management Consulting, points
out that " having worked with hundreds of
systems integration companies, the most
mature have the development of their next
generation of leaders part of their DNA.
Growing and nurturing their talented
employees is embedded in their culture.
They don't lose their up-and-comers to the
competition, they keep them and groom
them - an incredible return on their investment that keeps paying dividends. "
Providing the resources for the next
generation of leaders will benefit both the
employee and the employer. Continuing

education, opportunities to take on projects outside of the current job scope and
involvement in large and strategic projects
can build loyalty and increase the term of
employment. There are various program
and conferences that are geared specifically to this audience. PSA TEC is offering
a group of educational sessions, powered
by USAV, that targets emerging leaders
and key personnel. These nine sessions will
equip leadership personnel from C-Suite to
up-and-coming managers and supervisors
with the knowledge to positively influence
their companies.
It is important to understand that everyone carries leadership roles in various
capacities. Whether it be as a manager,
individual contributor, parent, sibling,
co-worker, friend, etc., each role carries
a duty to be a follower, leader, or both.
The upcoming leaders, and those who are
developing the next generation of leaders,
will have the awareness and aptitude to
know when to lead and know when to
follow. The importance of the support for
those employees is what will determine if a
company will thrive or strive when it comes
to finding their next leaders. CI
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