Todd Davis

No, you flatter me. And a couple of things I want to clarify. You are much younger than I am. I'm not saying our generation. You're much younger than I am. But I did have the analog upbringing as well. As you talk about this, and you said something up very front when we first started talking about my time in the people field.

No, you flatter me. And a couple of things I want to clarify. You are much younger than I am. I'm not saying our generation. You're much younger than I am. But I did have the analog upbringing as well. As you talk about this, and you said something up very front when we first started talking about my time in the people field.

Whether I'm a baby boomer, whether I'm a Gen Xer, regardless of my generation, this is my belief. And I've seen it play out and work well for me. Everyone wants to matter. We show up differently, but we all want to matter. We all want to be a part of something that matters. We all want to contribute. We all want to know that we're making a difference.

Whether I'm a baby boomer, whether I'm a Gen Xer, regardless of my generation, this is my belief. And I've seen it play out and work well for me. Everyone wants to matter. We show up differently, but we all want to matter. We all want to be a part of something that matters. We all want to contribute. We all want to know that we're making a difference.

And so the leaders I've coached that have several generations in their teams, I have said, yes, you have to talk to Joe different than you talk to Vince. And you have to talk to Vince different than you talk to Susan. But Remember, human beings, we all have this in common. We all care. We all want to matter. We all want to feel valued. We all want to make a difference.

And so the leaders I've coached that have several generations in their teams, I have said, yes, you have to talk to Joe different than you talk to Vince. And you have to talk to Vince different than you talk to Susan. But Remember, human beings, we all have this in common. We all care. We all want to matter. We all want to feel valued. We all want to make a difference.

And as a leader, I've learned that if I keep those fundamental principles in my mind regards to the generation I'm dealing with, then I realize, okay, yeah, this person, they want more flexibility in their, I'm making this up, but they want more flexibility in their workday. This person, it's more important to them to be recognized in front of everybody. This person

And as a leader, I've learned that if I keep those fundamental principles in my mind regards to the generation I'm dealing with, then I realize, okay, yeah, this person, they want more flexibility in their, I'm making this up, but they want more flexibility in their workday. This person, it's more important to them to be recognized in front of everybody. This person

and doesn't like to recognize inferiority, that's fine. I can treat all those people differently. We pay for results, right? So if they're providing me for the results, what do I care if they work five hours late at night and three hours during the workday? Now, different industries have different requirements and some people need to be in the office and some people need to be FaceTime.

and doesn't like to recognize inferiority, that's fine. I can treat all those people differently. We pay for results, right? So if they're providing me for the results, what do I care if they work five hours late at night and three hours during the workday? Now, different industries have different requirements and some people need to be in the office and some people need to be FaceTime.

But I have coached so many leaders when they've said, I think people, especially after COVID, A lot of organizations need people to come back to the office. And I would say, dad, help me understand why they need to be in the office just so I can see what they're doing. Okay, so did their productivity drop when they were working from home? No, in fact, one of them had actually increased.

But I have coached so many leaders when they've said, I think people, especially after COVID, A lot of organizations need people to come back to the office. And I would say, dad, help me understand why they need to be in the office just so I can see what they're doing. Okay, so did their productivity drop when they were working from home? No, in fact, one of them had actually increased.

Okay, so why do they, if they don't want to come back to the office, What are you paying them for? To see them at their desk or for what they produce? And again, I'm learning too.

Okay, so why do they, if they don't want to come back to the office, What are you paying them for? To see them at their desk or for what they produce? And again, I'm learning too.

I don't have all the answers, but if we can get back down to the basics of human beings and what's important and try and put ourselves in their shoes, we can not only treat them with the language and the way they want to be treated, they're going to be that much more engaged and they're going to bring that much more of their best selves to work every day.

I don't have all the answers, but if we can get back down to the basics of human beings and what's important and try and put ourselves in their shoes, we can not only treat them with the language and the way they want to be treated, they're going to be that much more engaged and they're going to bring that much more of their best selves to work every day.

I went all over with that one, Vince, but that's my response.

I went all over with that one, Vince, but that's my response.

I completely agree with you. In the digital world, we've become so used to relying on technology to solve problems. And yes, technology is powerful, but at the end of the day, it's just a tool. The other day, in another interview about AI, I said, it's not just about AI. Before AI, we had apps. Before apps, we had software. But to me, apps are no different from a hammer or a screwdriver.

I completely agree with you. In the digital world, we've become so used to relying on technology to solve problems. And yes, technology is powerful, but at the end of the day, it's just a tool. The other day, in another interview about AI, I said, it's not just about AI. Before AI, we had apps. Before apps, we had software. But to me, apps are no different from a hammer or a screwdriver.