BRIDGING THE LEADERSHIP DIVIDE: BUILDING HIGH-PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS GENERATIONS SELF-ASSESSMENT: EMERGING LEADERS (PAPER)

This workshop will invite leaders of multiple generations to practical conversations that help remove the inherent barriers to productive relationships between incumbent and emerging leaders. While there is much information available on generational demographics, the focus of this program is on the relational aspects of generational dynamics.


Based on research within organizations, Carucci and colleagues have identified six patterns that distinguish distressed relationships from powerful relationships between incumbent leaders and emerging leaders. The patterns are indicated as: rank, meaningful conversation, inclusion and engagement, dreaming, generosity, and gratitude. The workshop will explain and assess these patterns as well as explore how these patterns promote or hinder cross-generational relationships. The workshop includes case studies, role plays, journaling exercises, and action planning tools.


This accompanying participant workbook will include case studies, self-reflection exercises, and strategies for a follow-up development plan.

Ron A. Carucci (Seattle, WA) is a founding partner with Passages Consulting, LLC, (www.passagesconsulting.com) where he works with CEOs and senior executives in pursuit of large organizational change and executive leadership capability. He is Graduate Professor of Leadership at Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle. He is also faculty member at Fordham University, serving as Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, and has served as an adjunct at the Center for Creative Leadership. His clients have included Edward Jones Investments, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amgen, McDonald’s, PepsiCo, Gates Corporation, Accenture, and many others.

Josh Epperson (Seattle, WA) works with both community-based NGOs and multi-national corporations in a variety of industries. His clients have included McDonalds, Gates Corporation, Starbucks, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Microsoft, CIA, and The Hershey Company. He is the co-author of Future in-Formation (2008) and helped to?create and faciliate The Leadership Crucible (www.leadershipcrucible.com). He is on faculty at Argosy University.

Lela Tepavac (New York, NY) is the president and founder of Fit Leadership, LLC (www.fit-leadership.com), a leadership consulting firm. She has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies including The New York Times, PepsiCo, United Airlines, Time Warner, Citibank, Shell, Texaco, Saudi Aramco, Bristol-Myers Squibb, The Limited, Lucent Technologies, Ford, Corning, and Merrill Lynch.