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Gen Z Aren't Fragile — You've Just Been Reading Them Wrong

Episode Summary

Everyone agrees Gen Z can come across as entitled, distracted and impossible to manage. Asif Hussain, who interviewed Gen Zs worldwide for his book "And You Think You Know Gen Zs" -> disagrees. He argues they may be the easiest, most emotionally intelligent and most purpose-driven generation yet, and that the friction is coming from us, not them.

Episode Notes

Host Nadeem Ibrahim and Asif get comfortable, and a little uncomfortable.  They pull apart "Now-ism," and why the education system is teaching a generation that already has all the information, and why hierarchy at work is quietly dead. It's a conversation for anyone who manages, teaches, hires or parents a Gen Z and suspects the old playbook stopped working.

In this episode:

• "Now-ism" and the ecosystem that built it
• The shift in the power of knowledge -> and the death of old authority
• The anxiety of early success 
• The "15-minute rule" - stop teaching, start mentoring
• The "work buddy" culture and why you now sell Gen Z the job
• What really earns Gen Z's loyalty
• Mental health -> genuine priority, or convenient excuse?

Asif Hussain is an author, media and marketing leader, and adjunct university faculty who has spent years researching and mentoring Gen Z.

Grab a coffee. Let's talk about the future while we're still building it.

🎙️ Guest: Asif Hussain — Author, Founder
🎙️ Host: Nadeem Ibrahim
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