Selena Rezvani: Stop Blaming Gen Z (You're the Problem)
Why the generational war in your office is a leadership crisis, not a Gen Z problem.
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Stop Blaming Gen Z (You’re the Problem)
We love to blame Gen Z. They’re entitled. They’re not loyal. They don’t want to work.
But what if that’s a lazy narrative?
What if the friction you feel isn’t a generational flaw, but a massive gap in your own leadership?
In this episode of Finding Peak, I sit down with leadership expert and author Selena Rezvani to dismantle the myths we tell ourselves about the modern workforce.
We go straight at the controversial topics: generational conflict, surveillance culture, and the death of old-school loyalty.
Selena argues that Gen Z isn’t the problem—they’re just the first generation with the leverage to expose our outdated leadership models.
They grew up in a world that taught them to have a voice, and now they’re entering workplaces that demand their silence. The conflict is inevitable.
This isn’t just a conversation about managing different age groups. It’s a deep dive into the psychology of trust, safety, and what it actually takes to build a high-performing team in an era of radical transparency and economic fear.
If you’re ready to stop complaining and start leading, this is your wake-up call.
Connect with Selena Rezvani
Website: selenarezvani.com
LinkedIn: Selena Rezvani on LinkedIn
Instagram: @selenarezvani
Book: Quick Leadership: 118-Bite-Sized Ideas to Revolutionize the Way You Lead
About Our Guest
Selena Rezvani is a renowned leadership expert, author, and speaker who helps top organizations build more courageous, inclusive cultures.
She is the author of the bestselling book “Quick Leadership,” and her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review.
With a massive following on LinkedIn, she creates daily content that challenges conventional wisdom and provides leaders with practical, actionable advice for the modern workplace.
What You’ll Learn
The Co-Creation Mandate: Why Gen Z expects to be a partner in the process, not just a cog in the machine.
Entrepreneurship as an Insurance Policy: The economic reality driving Gen Z to build side hustles for survival, not just for passion.
The Poison of Productivity Theater: How surveillance culture erodes trust and forces your team to “look busy” instead of being effective.
LGI vs. MGI Framework: A simple but powerful tool to stop assuming negative intent and start building genuine trust.
The Power of Vulnerability: Why admitting you screwed up is the fastest path to earning respect and authority.
The ROI of Diversity: Moving beyond buzzwords to understand how cognitive diversity directly impacts your bottom line.
This is the way.
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