With so many business people and entrepreneurs living a hand-to-mouth existence, we can feel that we are flying by the seat of our pants. But what happens when we hang up our office attire and it’s time for the next generation? It’s so important for future generations to build upon our attitudes and ideas. But what does it really take to ensure that the next generation doesn’t just learn the benefits of outsourcing and all of these tried and tested approaches, but has a yearning for a future that completely transcends?
Think About Our Legacy
Something that is incredibly important in the realm of passing on the torch to the next generation. Our legacy is something that can easily be lost in the ether, with so many startups either failing or fading away. You need to think about ways to ensure that your message can cut through the noise. You can think about the entire legacy terms of your marketing materials, but you may want to go one step further and think about national promotions, such as TV. A TV show called Great Companies provides profiles of businesses and how they have transcended boundaries and is something that could be perfect for your legacy. On the GreatCompanies website, you can fill out the online form in the hope that you can be given a profile, which can do a lot to inspire the next generation, but also plant the seeds in someone that potentially never thought about starting a business.
Share Your Lessons When You Can
We need to get away from this habit of keeping things close to our chest. The fact is if we are looking to inspire the leaders of tomorrow, we’ve got to remember that our leadership skills are going to be useless by the time we are put out to pasture. You need to espouse the leadership challenges that you have faced that will challenge the leaders of tomorrow. We have to prepare the business owners of tomorrow, and this means they’ve got to learn from us wherever possible.
Participate in Startup Accelerator Programs
You can benefit from mentoring the people of tomorrow. With so many ways for you to impart advice, either through online channels, but also mentoring and advising young people in startup accelerators and hubs, will make a massive difference in providing value to these new leaders.
Help Them Network
Rather than keeping your cards close to your chest, if you want to inspire the people of tomorrow, you may be concerned that they will become your direct competition. But you can always inspire someone by giving them everything they need. The fact is that if you are concerned that someone is going to take your throne, these are the types of people that are going to get to the top in devious and underhanded ways. We need to have some sort of faith that the good will out. And this is why you could benefit from showing people how you made your connections or potentially promote someone from within. If you want to inspire the next generation, you can’t view them as competition.
