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Personal care for them as a human trumps almost everything else. That's doable.

Managers must shift from prescriptive to descriptive leadership and give them ownership.

Zers expect technology to be core to your team's efficiency. Let them lead the way.

They want a seat at the table, and feel like they belong to the team, not just fit in.

Leading a team today feels like putting a large jigsaw puzzle together. So many pieces and they’re all so different. It’s a mammoth undertaking that can wear an employer out. People join a team with needs and requirements that supervisors haven’t seen in the past.

Especially for Generation Z job seekers.

According to McKinsey research, “From "job apocalypse" fears to mismatched values and AI-driven career pivots, the Gen Z workplace story keeps morphing—and so do the stakes for employers.” Leaders often feel like the research is a moving target. One study says this, and the other survey says that. So, what continues to be true for leaders? Just how do we create a workspace they won’t want to leave? Here are four lasting ideas.

1. Create a focus on wellness.

What this communicates: I care about you as a person, not just an employee.

When leaders first get personal, not just professional, those team members feel “heard,” which is their top request as they begin their careers. In short, when........

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