Holly recently joined the Leadr team as the SVP of Growth. Leadr is a people development software company that helps leaders engage and grow their team. Holly is a growth strategist who has founded multiple companies, speaks at international conferences regularly, and contributes to the Forbes Communications Council.

In her time with us, she shared what she’s learning about the workplace’s newest demographic challenge: the Gen Z employee. Holly, a Millennial, offered her own experience leading the next generation and emphasized the importance of people development in the workplace.

Before giving our XP’s a few tips on how to approach and better lead Gen Z workers, Holly wanted to be clear that she does not have all the answers on this topic. As a Millennial, Holly noted that she comes into this conversation with the same tensions, pain, and questions as many of our XP’s have. But the conversation is necessary because 46% of the workplace is made up of Gen Z and Millennials today. 70% of employees report their decision to leave a workplace is because of their manager. As leaders, understanding how your Gen Z employees think and desire to be led can make a significant difference in retaining that employee.