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Pivot Point explores the critical moments where transformation begins—when fear meets courage and decisions reshape lives.
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The Gen Z Launch Gap: Why "Lazy" Is the Wrong Word (with Erin Treacy) (opens the original)
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Is Gen Z actually lazy — or has nobody taught them the difference between being managed and being mentored? In this episode of the Gen Z Launch Gap series on Pivot Point: Strategy for Change, host Nik Michael sits down with executive coach and leadership consultant Erin Treacy — an employer, a workplace strategist, and the parent of five Gen Z kids — for an honest look at the perceptions shaping how this generation is hired, managed, and misunderstood. Erin and Nik break down the most common Gen
What Parents Get Wrong About College Admissions | Gen Z Launch Gap - Darren Meyers (opens the original)
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What Parents Get Wrong About College Admissions | Gen Z Launch Gap - Darren Meyers For many families, college has become one of the biggestfinancial and life decisions they will ever make. Yet much of what parents believe about admissions, standardized testing, scholarships, college rankings, and career preparation may no longer reflect today's reality. In this episode of Pivot Point: Strategy for Change ,host Nik Michael sits down with college admissions advisor Darren Meyers for an in-depth co
Jen Wilson - Leading Gen Z in the Workforce (opens the original)
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Leading Gen Z: Setting the Sandbox and Stepping Back | Gen Z Launch Gap Series There's a generation walking into the workforce right now that never knew a world without a screen in front of them — and they watched the institutions around them wobble in real time. Academia. Sports. Trust in leadership itself. So when they show up skeptical of the conventional path, that's not a character flaw. It's a completely reasonable response to what they've actually lived through. In this episode of the Gen
Inside the Gen Z Launch Gap with Shirish Agarwal (opens the original)
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There’s a gap opening up between what an entire generation was promised and what they’re actually finding when they enter the workforce — and almost nobody is naming it clearly. In this episode of the Gen Z Launch Gap series, I sit down with Shirish Agarwal, author of Gen Z to Gen Zero , to examine a difficult reality: the entry-level job market wasn’t simply disrupted by AI. It was redesigned. And in many industries, the first rung of the career ladder that young adults were told to expect is n
Gen Z, The Workforce & The Human Skills That Get You Hired (opens the original)
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What if the biggest obstacle facing Gen Z at work isn't their degree, their GPA, or the economy — but the gap between what they think employers want and what actually gets someone hired? In this episode of Pivot Point: Strategy for Change , Nik Michael revisits a candid conversation with veteran recruiters Kim Steiner and Amy Krause of Fource Recruiting, who've spent 20+ years on the hiring side of the table. Their takeaway: the credential opens the door — human skills decide what happens once y
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