Tim Elmore, Founder of Growing Leaders, to Publish His Next Book, The Future Begins With Z, With HarperCollins Leadership on November 4, 2025

Learn how to inspire and connect with the next generation of workers as they transform the workforce.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tim Elmore, the founder of Growing Leaders, an Atlanta-based non-profit organization created to develop emerging leaders, will release his highly anticipated next book, The Future Begins with Z: Nine Strategies to Lead Generation Z as they Disrupt the Workplace, with HarperCollins Leadership on November 4, 2025.

What if your greatest challenge could become your greatest solution to future challenges? That is what this book is about. After ten years of research into the subject, Tim Elmore has created a reference guide to keeping and leading Generation Z as they enter the workforce.

Today’s leaders are facing a challenge they have never experienced before. Gen Zers often have very little work experience following their college graduations, many with parents that encouraged them to focus on academics. Further, having grown up on screens, Generation Z frequently brings lower levels of emotional intelligence than previous youth generations.

Four out of five hiring managers say Generation Z is the most difficult population to manage. Almost one in three avoid hiring them altogether. Yet, we cannot walk away from this challenge as these young teammates represent the future. While the boss may have visibility on the past, Gen Zers have visibility on the future. This resource, The Future Begins with Z, offers nine strategies to inspire and connect with the next generation of workers as they transform the workforce. Some of those strategies involve:

• How to attract and onboard them so they'll want to stay.
• How to offer firm feedback to a fragile young employee.
• How to uniquely motivate and incentivize them.
• How to cultivate full engagement in Gen Z teammates.
• How to equip them to manage mental health challenges.

“The truth is – Generation Z enters the workforce very differently than older generations,” said Tim. “Leaders must turn their frustration into fascination with these young professionals who may just be the key to unlocking the future. When I let them, my Gen Zers make me a better leader. They become the sandpaper on my leadership I didn’t know I needed.”

The rewards are well worth the effort. If we lead them well, we'll find young professionals often enter their careers with a greater insight into social media and how to monetize it; an ability to understand what young consumers want, and deeper intuition on where culture is going. They are not tied to expectations for how work is done and are more open to new ideas. To succeed, today's leaders will need to listen more and to coach more than we once did. The future is in our hands. Let's make the very most of it.

The Future Begins with Z will be available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook. You can pre-order today at: https://www.timelmore.com/the-future-begins-with-z.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Dr. Tim Elmore is the founder of Growing Leaders, an Atlanta-based non-profit organization created to develop emerging leaders. His work grew out of 20 years serving alongside Dr. John C. Maxwell. Elmore has written 38 books and has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, USA Today, Psychology Today and he’s been featured on CNN’s Headline News and Fox and Friends. A TEDx speaker, Tim was listed as a top 100 leadership communicators by Inc. Magazine. His books include the bestselling, Habitudes: Images That Form Leadership Habits and Attitudes, and his latest, A New Kind of Diversity: Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage.

ABOUT HARPERCOLLINS LEADERSHIP:

HarperCollins Leadership publishes content from leaders who redefine or expand what a reader previously thought possible. Authors provide unique inspiration and experiences to those who seek to learn, make a difference, and find their own version of success.