Survival Guide for Gen X Leaders

Amy Morrison has served as Lake Washington Institute of Technology's (LWTech) ninth president since 2013. As a first-generation college graduate and dedicated advocate for workforce education, Morrison is a graduate of University Nebraska Lincoln, The Evergreen State College, and Mills College, Morrison lives outside of Seattle, WA with her family.

Dr. Amy Morrison is a pacesetter! She is setting an example for those leading through the messy middle of mid-life. Her pragmatic, thoughtful, and impactful advice is also a balm to those of us leading through an incredible period of post-pandemic transition. Her advice and those of other Gen X leaders shines a spotlight on a path forward as we set-up future generations for leadership success.

• IntroductionPart One: Acknowledging the Leadership Crisis that We are Now InChapter One: Our Boomer-Lined Path to LeadershipChapter Two: Boomers Exit: The FalloutChapter Three: Ready or Not, We Are Now the Adults in the RoomPart Two: Lessons from GenX LeadershipChapter Four: Setting the Stage for How Xer Leaders Pick Up the Post-Pandemic Pieces and Move ForwardChapter Five: Profiles in GenX LeadershipChapter Six: GenX Childhoods and How They Framed Who We are TodayChapter Seven: GenX Leadership Coming of AgeChapter Eight: Boomers: Our Teachers, Our Bosses, Our Coworkers, Mentors, and Friends: How they Framed our Working Lives and OpportunitiesChapter Nine: GenX’s Profiles in Courage: Leading through Difficult Times and Lessons LearnedPart Three: The Path Forward: Six Steps to Sustain Ourselves and our Organizations While in the Middle of the Panini Press of LifeChapter Ten: Step One: Creating the Organizations We Wanted at the Beginning of our CareersChapter Eleven: Step Two: Nurturing a Community of GenX LeadersChapter Twelve: Step Three: Staying Curious and Not Letting the Grind, Grind us DownChapter Thirteen: Step Four: Building the Bench while Calling the ShotsChapter Fourteen: Step Five: Calling on Gen Z To Be the Future We NeedChapter Fifteen: Step Six: Calling in our Boomer Retirees for Coaching, Mentoring, and SupportChapter Sixteen: Embracing Our Legacy as Self-Sufficient, Pragmatic, Bridge BuildersConclusionNotesAbout the Author