I often laugh when I think about leading the next generation, really the current generation! It is difficult! They are different! Honestly, I have to assume I am part of the collective "generation" that we so often refer to as "the hard ones". It wasn't until I had an epiphany about leading the next generation that I realized we are doing it all wrong. They, WE, are looking for something different than the old-school "work-work" balance generations. We are looking for a better balance of life, work, and luxury. As leaders try to dig in and keep things the same, this generation is leaving the workforce and becoming a force to be reckoned with. They are different, they are smart, and they are thinking outside of the box to get what they want. As leaders, we need to embrace them. Embrace their differences. Embrace the difficulties so we can come out on the otherside with them, not against them.

Let me show you how to Lead the Next Generation with my top 12 strategies for keeping up with the ever changing workforce. Let me take you into a look at how I did it, became successful, and created a following. Yep, you heard me a following! A following of the @nextgen. We are evolving, and as a leader, you should want to keep up.

-Mackenzie Brown, CNM

Introduction

As a leader, you will go through hardship. You will have a vision, and you will see your vision fail; trust me it will fail in some way. But when you dig into the failure, you will see it through to success. This can happen over and over. You will grow something incredible when you keep pushing. Let yourself evolve during the good and the bad, and become the leader that you are meant to be. Stop saying no, say yes! Ask Jesus how you can serve and listen.

Let me be clear before we dive in; I am not a leadership guru who writes novels on leadership styles. I will not tell you how to plan, do, study, and act. I will not tell you how to write a budget, or keep a budget. I do not have decades and decades of experience to bring to you and tell you this works and will forever work. I have four college degrees that may seem fancy, but everything I have to offer came from personal experience in the trenches leading a team. What I want to offer you are skills and strategies that I have used in real time. Skills that I have learned, re-learned, and groomed to use appropriately in all situations as a leader. These skills have worked over and over for me, and anyone that has worked alongside me will share with you the magic that happens when the team is led and not managed. I have used this strategy in nursing, but the tools I have gained and groomed can be implemented in any setting with the right mindset. I have taken something completely broken and with the help of an entire team, put it back together better than before.

It takes patience, passion, and perseverance for this system to work. I can give you tools to use tomorrow to begin or transform your journey into leadership; to build your team into something magical. I am going to share my top twelve strategies to become a successful leader that generate a following of people that will never let you down.