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I read “The Role of Values in Leadership: How Leaders’ Values Shape Value Creation” by Scott Lichtenstein. One. of the quotes on I thought was interesting was in the very beginning of the article which it says, “If the “my way or the highway” school of leadership has been working for thousands of years, why is the subject of leadership under such scrutiny? If we know the tried and tested “my way or the highway” approach to leadership works, why are there approximately 3,000 books a year written on the topic? One major reason is due to changing employees’ values, and in the aggregate, societal values.” Which I agree that everyone’s values have changed from generation to generation. Not to reveal my coaches age, but he uses the my way or the highway method which for some of the team it’s hard for them to adjust to that because their values are different than his. That our opinions should be heard on certain things or being able to sit out when you’re hurt. My coach doesn’t really believe in injuries or that you should play through it which relates to the phrase that “if you ain’t bleeding or have a broken bone, then you’re ok. Which in this generation, we take care of ourselves more and have more of a voice than other generations when it comes to our values and beliefs in leadership.