1️⃣ Gen Z isn’t lazy. Their brains were literally wired differently.
They’re the first generation shaped entirely by digital systems from birth. That changes how they communicate, handle conflict, and respond to leadership.
Graeme Codrington sat down with Zavier Coyne, the Gen Z Coach, to get into what’s actually driving the friction in your teams. It’s not an attitude problem. It’s two different operating systems trying to work together.
Listen to the full episode here and hear what Zavier says leaders should do about it.
2️⃣ What happens when leaders stop managing and start inviting?
There’s a pattern in how people talk about working with Keith Coats. They mention the clarity, the depth, and often, how the experience changed not just how they lead, but how they see themselves as a leader.
His work around Invitational Leadership starts from a simple place. People do their best work when the conditions around them support it. From there, the work is about how leaders build those conditions through trust, intention, and how they invite people to step forward. The testimonials say it better than we can.
3️⃣ He called it on 15 March 2020. Before the world knew what was coming.
On 15 March 2020, before lockdowns were announced, Graeme Codrington sat down for a news interview and said most people would get Covid, most would not die from it, and that deep disruption was coming. He was right. This wasn’t a guess. It was the result of watching signals that were already visible to anyone paying close attention.
Five years later, the interview is still worth watching. Not as a history lesson, but as a reminder of what good futures thinking actually looks like.
4️⃣ The Framework That Helped One Leader Say, “We’re Now Three Years Ahead.”
Graeme saw COVID coming because the signals were there. That’s not a coincidence. It’s a framework. At TomorrowToday, we call them Grey Elephants. Forces of progress that are visible, high-impact, and largely ignored.
Neal Froneman, ex-CEO Sibanye-Stillwater & Chairman of the World Gold Council, used the framework and said it plainly. “We would have been three years behind. We’re now three years ahead.”
Read Dean’s recent post and ask yourself which Grey Elephant your organisation is currently ignoring.
5️⃣ Burnout isn’t tiredness. It’s your brain trying to survive.
Burnout isn’t about being weak or tired. It’s your brain physically changing under sustained pressure. Jyoti Gupta breaks down what chronic stress actually does neurologically. Memory consolidation slows, neurogenesis stalls, the mental fog isn’t a mindset problem – it’s your brain conserving energy under load.
The good news? Healing works the same way. When safety returns, the brain starts to rebuild. Tamryn Batcheller-Adams puts language to what a lot of leaders are quietly noticing but don’t know how to address. Her work on resilient teams is a good place to start.
At TomorrowToday, this is the work we do every day. Helping leaders build teams that are ready for what’s coming, not just what’s here.
If your team is dealing with any of this, reach out to us. We’d love to help.