Ailbhe Mc Namara - A Gen Z Take on Leadership

About this episode

Ailbhe Mc Namara shares insights on Gen Z leadership and the importance of mentorship and purpose in organizational culture.

Welcome back to our special Gen Z mini-series of Leadership Discoveries! In this episode, you’ll hear Ailbhe Mc Namara, 1st Year Human Resources Management (HRM) Student at Technological University Dublin. Hear how leaders can provide more guidance & mentorship, what we can learn from bad leadership, why Gen Z has the reputation of being more outspoken, why a strong purpose makes a strong culture, and a surprising Quick-Fire round. Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and on LinkedIn, and Ailbhe at TUDublin.ie and on LinkedIn

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Shirley Kavanagh

Guest: Ailbhe Mc Namara

Topics covered

• Gen Z leadership
• mentorship
• organizational culture
• bad leadership
• outspokenness

Keywords

• Gen Z
• leadership
• mentorship
• organizational culture
• bad leadership
• outspoken
• HRM

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Technological University Dublin

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