“Kids these days” has re-entered the workplace vernacular. With most CEOs of major companies in Australia in their 50s, many leaders who cut their teeth on long hours and in-office culture are now managing staff in their 20s – a tech-savvy, socially-conscious generation who prioritise work-life balance in the face of rising costs of living.

The challenge of supporting young talent from a senior position is often framed as a need to bridge a great divide. One spanning between those who clambered their way up corporate ladders to the tune of Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’, to those who’ve watched their freshly graduated peers found multi-million dollar startups.