Leadership in the Age of Personalization Docuseries

LAOP 2019 · No. 09

The Future of Talent

Glenn Llopis

From the recording

These generations have a different view on commitment. Money's important to them, but a paycheck won't guarantee they'll stay committed.

Glenn Llopis

About this episode

Money matters to the next generation, but a paycheck alone won't keep them committed. In this part of my keynote I told the story of three bricklayers and argued that the one laying bricks and the one building a wall deserve the same respect as the one who sees a cathedral, because each solves for something different: precision, resilience, vision. Knowing what each person solves for will soon matter more than titles, job descriptions or departments.

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