Scott De Long | SpeakerHub

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Bio

A serial entrepreneur, Scott has built three previous companies from the ground up. The successful exit from each has positioned him to continue his thirst for knowledge and experience and cultivated a return to the education system where he not only received his doctorate in leadership studies, but he also taught courses in both

communications and entrepreneurship at the university level.

Among leadership experts, Dr. De Long balances academic theory and statistics with the pragmatic and practical solutions that work in the real world. This combination

of theory and practice puts him in a unique position to truly help leaders create

reciprocal relationships that last a lifetime and break down the barriers of true

organizational and personal growth. Scott’s latest book, I Thought I Was A Leader...

A Journey to Building Trust, Leading Teams & Inspiring Change details his journey

and explores the power of transformational leadership. Scott is also the co-host of

The CEO Podcast. A biweekly podcast delving into the most important topics and issues facing today’s business leaders.

Current position (1)

Founder

Lead2Goals

Presentations

Presentations (1)

Principled Leadership:Just not the principles you might have thought

While most of us blamed the great resignation on the ramifications of COVID-19, it was not the cause—it was
merely the catalyst for a growing problem that started spreading long before the pandemic began. With some
industries seeing as much as a 57 % turnover rate and with the vast majority of that turnover involving those
between the ages of 18-35, the real cause of this phenomenon was that our younger employees did not feel
connected with the job, or with the organization’s leaders.
It is easy to blame the millennials and Gen Z for what looks like a lack of ambition or work ethic, but it is not
they don’t want to work— they just don’t want to work for us! These young professionals and their philosophies
are here to stay. We raised them to be free-thinking and independent, and they have not only become our employees,
but they are also our customers. The fact of the matter is this: It is not them that needs to change, it is us that
needs to evolve and adapt.