From Tension to Teamwork:

Reflections on the Future of Work

Katherine Jeffery Katherine Jeffery

Understanding Millennials: What Shaped Them and How They Lead

Millennials are not the new generation at work anymore. Many are running teams and sitting in senior leadership. Andres Alvarado and Marissa Jennings talk about what the Great Recession, hustle culture, and the analog-to-digital shift actually built, and how it shows up in how they lead now.

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Katherine Jeffery Katherine Jeffery

Gen X at Work — The Quiet Backbone of Leadership

Gen X is the bridge generation. The ones translating between the systems that came before and the expectations that came after, usually without the spotlight. Topher Margolin and Tracy Lampert on leading from the middle, how loyalty changed, and what Gen X learned the hard way.

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Katherine Jeffery Katherine Jeffery

Understanding Gen Z Teenagers and Their Perspectives

What happens when we stop analyzing Gen Z teenagers and actually listen to them? In this GenShift Podcast episode, teens share how they experience school, leadership, AI, and adult relationships—and what helps them feel respected.

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Katherine Jeffery Katherine Jeffery

Why Xennials Matter in Today’s Workplace

If the generational labels at work have never quite fit you, there is a reason. Xennials, born roughly between 1977 and 1983, remember landlines and adapted fast to everything after. They translate across Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z, usually without asking for credit.

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Katherine Jeffery Katherine Jeffery

When Traditionalists and Gen Z Meet Halfway

In this GenShift episode, Dr. Katherine Jeffery brings together two generations that couldn’t be more different — a Traditionalist leader and a Gen Z professional. Through their honest conversation, we see how wisdom and innovation can meet in the middle to build workplaces rooted in respect, learning, and shared purpose.

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