On February 23, Layane Serrano published an article in Exame magazine entitled "Generation Z: the leaders who won't come - now what?". According to the article, there may be a "leadership gap" in the market due to changes in the behavior and values of this younger generation.
And how do we solve this gap in new leaders?
At Inteli, our students develop five leadership skills: self-awareness, communication, collaboration, critical thinking and global citizenship. Our intention is for them to be aware of the impact of technology and, through it, to be able to catalyze the transformations the world needs. And we do this with a lot of hands-on and collaborative work.
For example, in the first module, students develop a digital game. To teach Global Citizenship and Critical Thinking, we discuss how this game relates to the country's social diversity, considering its impact on users (What is the game's bias? Does it reinforce any prejudices? Does it meet the user's needs?) Based on these reflections, students must justify their choice of characters and present this to our partners.
And that's not all, because it's not enough to appear inclusive, we need to be so within our teams. To do this, we teach collaboration techniques so that this diversity manifests itself in a respectful way among the members of each development group.
And at the end, we evaluate everything.
Because rather than telling young people what to do or bemoaning the fact that they are different from us, we believe that they themselves will find the solution to the problems of their time. In the end, for us, the "leadership gap" is the opportunity to make a difference and transform lives through education and technology.
Author: Filipe Gonçalves, Professor of Leadership at Inteli.
