Leadership is in danger, and today’s leaders are the problem. The danger is not that Gen Z does not want structure, standards or accountability. The danger is that many leaders still believe leadership is primarily authority and instruction, which creates a guaranteed disconnect with a generation that expects development, transparency and real dialogue. The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology flagged leadership development and coaching as a major workplace trend in 2023. That is not a random prediction. It is a signal that organizations are feeling pressure because old leadership habits are not producing the same engagement, retention and performance…
Author: Dustin Parvin
Dustin Parvin
I work with Our National Conversation (ONC) as a mentor and team lead, helping Gen Z build the confidence to execute in a world where fear of failure and public judgment often stop people from taking action. I’m also helping design and build the Gen Z Academy. My focus is simple: turn ideas into action, teach people how to recover from mistakes, and separate identity from outcomes. I care less about perfection and more about follow-through. I’m a retired U.S. Army First Sergeant, a high school basketball coach, and someone who believes confidence is built through reps, not talk.
Hi, I am Dustin Parvin, a former United States Army Ranger School instructor and First Sergeant, and I am here to address what I believe is wrong with America. This is not an article designed to cater to emotions. It is an article designed to speak plainly. That is how empathy with accountability works. I speak this way because I care about future success, not temporary comfort. The biggest misconception America has about accountability is that it is mean. Holding people accountable is not embarrassing, and it is not cruelty. It is doing the right thing for their future goals.…
Guns are scary, yet people often speak about them as if they are not. I am not saying that any officer or individual who shoots another person is automatically right, nor am I saying they are automatically wrong. The public will always have questions, and those questions matter. I cannot determine whether another person’s actions were justified or not. What I can speak to is what it means to actually be trained with a gun and what it feels like to carry the responsibility of deciding when to use one.I have been on the receiving end of gunfire. More than…