Effectively Managing and Working with Gen Z in the Workplace

By understanding Gen Z's values and work preferences, organizations can create an environment that attracts and retains top talent from this dynamic generation. With an open mind and adaptability, businesses can benefit from their innovation, digital fluency, and fresh perspectives.

Objectives:

Understand Gen Z's Core Characteristics:
Learners will gain a deep understanding of Generation Z's key traits, including their digital fluency, emphasis on diversity and inclusion, financial concerns, and mental health priorities.

Develop Strategies to Engage Gen Z:
Learners will be equipped with actionable strategies to create a workplace environment that aligns with Gen Z's values, offering flexibility, purpose-driven work, and continuous learning opportunities.

Enhance Leadership and Management Skills:
Learners will improve their ability to effectively manage and motivate Gen Z employees by fostering open communication, promoting authenticity, and providing mental health support and technological tools.

Happiness Habits: Motivating Yourself & Your Teams

ALEXIA talks about habit forming strategies to increase motivation, well-being, and natural endorphins.

• My story of happiness
• Harvard’s 80+ year study on happiness
• Nurture vs.Nature
• Brain chemistry with habit forming actions
• Habits of Happy People

Objectives:

Learners will increase knowledge about research findings on the science of happiness.

Learners will increase knowledge about mental & physical health benefits of happiness habits.

Learners will identify happiness habits to begin practicing in their daily routine.

*Mental well-being is an emerging “hot topic” for organizational systems, employees and clients/customers/patients. Happiness is a creative way to teach people how to develop proactive coping strategies and support systems to handle stress better. I give a handout for participants including all concepts that I teach. This includes a Well-Being Quiz, and Daily Happiness Habits Planner.*

Communicating Like a Champion

Communication can be tough, especially when we’re navigating conflict, addressing bad behavior, or setting boundaries. These conversations are the ones we often dread, but they’re the ones that matter most.

Objectives:

The first step to communicating like a champion is to walk into every conversation with a clear purpose. If you don’t know exactly what you want to achieve, how can you guide the conversation effectively? Champions never go into a situation blind.

One of the biggest challenges in conflict is that we often listen to respond, not to understand. This creates a cycle of defensiveness where nothing gets resolved. Champions know that listening with empathy is the key to breaking down barriers and reaching solutions.

The final objective is setting clear, respectful boundaries and following through with accountability. Champions don’t avoid tough conversations. They address them head-on, not just to express their needs but to protect their time, energy, and values.

Psychological safety and trust, why it matters, and how to build it

A lack of psychological safety can quietly undermine even the most talented teams. Imagine a situation where employees hesitate to ask questions, suggest new ideas, or admit mistakes. In such environments, teams experience stalled innovation, poor decision-making, and reduced performance.

Without a sense of psychological safety, fear of judgment or retaliation prevents team members from fully contributing, resulting in disengagement, siloed thinking, and missed opportunities for growth.

Real-world examples:
* Medical errors in healthcare settings often go unreported due to fear of blame, leading to avoidable harm.
* Tech companies with brilliant engineers fail to innovate because junior staff are afraid to challenge senior leadership.
* Corporate teams become stagnant, unable to adapt to changing markets, because members are too afraid to voice new ideas or concerns.

Objectives:

Learners will be able to define psychological safety and explain its significance.

Learners will be able to identify and describe the key elements of a psychologically safe environment.

Learners will be able to differentiate between signs of a psychologically safe and unsafe team environment.

Leading in the Age of AI: Embracing the Human Qualities that Technology Can’t Replace

This talk is ideal for business leaders, managers, and employees across industries who want to stay relevant, influential, and impactful as AI is increasingly implemented across our systems.

Objectives:

Identify the core human skills—creativity, emotional intelligence, and ethics—that generative AI cannot replace, and understand their critical role in leadership.

Develop strategies to adapt and thrive in a tech-driven environment by focusing on lifelong learning, adaptability, and human-centered leadership.

Apply leadership skills that foster innovation, empathy, and ethical decision-making to guide teams and organizations effectively in the age of AI.

My talks are motivational and interactional to help learners connect with the concepts through practical application. They can be given as a talk with some interaction briefly; or a workshop with group exercises. From 20 minutes to 3 hours, catered to the needs of your team.

Presentation History

“Growth in Grief”
“Happiness Habits”
“Strategic Leadership”
“On-site Self Care Strategies”
“Motivating MultiGenerational Teams”
“Diversity of Thought; Normalization of Emotions”
“Listening to Hear: Enhancing Communication Skills”

2020

Knoxville Association of Women Executives https://www.kawetn.org/
➡️ Speaking reel: https://rumble.com/v25l4ev-live-talk-diversity-of-thought-and-normalization-of-emotions.html

Knoxville Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance
https://www.afwa.org/knoxville/

TCSW-Tennessee Council of Social Welfare Annual Leadership & Networking Conference http://www.tcsw.org/

World Happiness Fest 2020-2024
➡️ Growth in Grief— https://youtu.be/7U_XSqbNUkE

2021

Arkansas PMI https://pmiarkansas.org/

American Nephrology Nurses Association Annual Conference https://www.annanurse.org/

The 36th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment
Rady’s Children’s Hospital https://www.rchsd.org/

2024

Gross Global Happiness Summit March 7-9
“Listening for Peace”
UN sanctioned University for Peace Campus
Colon, Costa Rica

Alternative Balance Webinar January 22
➡️ https://bit.ly/HappinessHabitsWebinar

Udemy Community Champion Webinar: Ask Me Anything on Learning Design July 11th

Testimonials

Dr. Shirley Raines, President Emerita, University of Memphis,
Speaker, Author, Leadership Development Consultant:
"Alexia Georghiou is an engaging speaker, expert in developing positive culture, and an insightful business and personal development coach.”

Lawrence Kitambi, PMP, Vice President - Programs Central Arkansas Chapter
Positives: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
“Alexia, presentation to our PMI Central Arkansas Chapter had good content and insights into practical ways of how to deal with conflicts. The members' response was very positive and as a group of leaders we learned a lot. In general, the delivery was very good, and she was passionate and came across as a high level expert in this field.”

Kathryn Schrader, Founder & Principal Strategic Tax and Business
Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
“Alexia spoke at our Annual CPE Conference for the Knoxville chapter of the Accounting & Financial women's alliance. Her presentation was well organized, interesting and of value to the audience. The reviews of her presentation were excellent. Alexia will be asked to speak again at one of our future events!”

BIO for introductions:
Alexia is an expert in personal and professional development, coaching, and organizational culture, with over 30 years of experience in well-being initiatives. She teaches courses at The University of Tennessee Center for Professional Education and Lifelong Learning, and offers continuing education credits through Learn Formula. Alexia has also held leadership roles on various professional and advisory boards, including the Oak Ridge Human Resources Alliance, and she is a UT Promise Mentor. With certifications in leadership and management, she combines her expertise with a focus on fostering happiness and resilience. Her approach is shaped by her immigrant upbringing and extensive career as a mental health therapist. She is also a community leader in the World Happiness Fest online forum, and Agora Host.