The Practical Side of Self-Aware Leadership and its impact across generations
From Alastair Greener Generationally Speaking by Alastair Greener
March 31, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 33
About this episode
Natasha Wallace discusses conscious leadership and its impact on workplace culture and generational differences in attitudes towards work.
Natasha Wallace joins Alastair to unpack conscious leadership. This is a science-backed approach to building high-trust, high-performance cultures without burning people out. Drawing on her own experience of severe burnout, Natasha explains how values conflict, not just workload, drives disengagement. She also discusses why Gen Z’s refusal to accept “work at all costs” cultures may be a rational response rather than entitlement. Highlights Burnout as values conflict, not just overwork Why Gen Z has watched older generations collapse and learned from it Inclusion as behaviour rather than branding Conscious pauses as leadership tools Natasha Wallace Takeaways: Self-awareness is the foundation of good leadership Replace judgement with curiosity Feeling seen drives retention more than perks Compassion and accountability are not opposites Natasha Wallace Links www.natashawallace.com https://www.instagram.com/_natashawallace/ https://www.youtube.com/@natashawallacecoach https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasha-wallace-cs/ Generationally Speaking Links: Generationally Speaking Website Generationally Speaking on LinkedIn Alastair on LinkedIn
People in this episode
Host: Alastair Greener
Guest: Natasha Wallace
Topics covered
- self-aware leadership
- burnout
- Gen Z
- high-performance cultures
- values conflict
- inclusion
- conscious leadership
Keywords
- self-awareness
- leadership
- burnout
- Gen Z
- values conflict
- high-trust cultures
- inclusion
- compassion
- accountability
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Generationally Speaking, www.natashawallace.com, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn
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