This week’s 5 for Friday covers sleep, generational intelligence, and what it takes to lead well in a world that keeps shifting.
1️⃣ New Podcast Episode – Generational intelligence is the leadership skill nobody is talking about enough
Gen Z aren’t just younger workers with different preferences. They’re the first generation shaped entirely by digital systems, and that changes how they communicate, what they expect, and how they work.
Zavier Coyne, the Gen Z Coach, argues in our latest podcast episode that the opportunity here is bigger than most leaders realise. It’s not about adapting to younger staff; it’s about using generational intelligence to re-humanise work altogether. This is a conversation worth your time.
2️⃣ What if your brain could solve your biggest challenges while you sleep – and what if that ability could soon be deliberately switched on? This fascinating piece by Keith Coats explores the science of sleep-based problem-solving, from Paul McCartney to the periodic table, and what emerging neuroscience tells us about the future of human performance. Read Keith’s full article here…
4️⃣ How Nvidia won before anyone knew the race had started.
Most people look at Nvidia today and see the company that won AI. What they miss is that Nvidia did not become Nvidia by being the smartest company in the room at solving obvious problems. Nvidia became No 1 because Jensen Huang kept choosing problems that did not yet look important to everyone else. Dean van Leeuwen breaks down what most people miss about how Nvidia got here.
3️⃣ We banned smoking in restaurants. Could we do the same with phones?
In the 80s and 90s, people smoked in restaurants while everyone else ate around them. Then we changed the rules, and the culture followed. So why not phones? It sounds radical until you think about it for a moment. Graeme Codrington poses the question in this week’s ThrowForward Thursday.
5️⃣ Executive presence doesn’t start when you walk in. It starts the night before.
Your presence as a leader isn’t something you switch on when you show up. It’s built the night before, while you sleep. One bad night increases emotional reactivity, narrows your thinking, and chips away at the optimism your team looks to you for. And they notice, even when you think you’re holding it together. Julian Hayes II makes the case in Forbes for why sleep isn’t a wellness topic. It’s a leadership one.
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