Guiding the Next Great Generation - by Jonathan Catherman (Paperback)

About the Book

Frequent speaker and bestselling author helps parents, educators, and mentors better understand the growing gap between generations and prepare today's youth to accept four challenges that are crucial to becoming confident and capable adults.

Book Synopsis

It's cliché to say today's adults hope the best for the next generation, yet fear the worst. As the gap between generations widens and our shared experiences dwindle, adults find it increasingly difficult to connect with and remain relevant to today's young people. So the question is, what values can we pass on that will help them to become the next great generation? And how do we communicate those values effectively?

In this paradigm-shifting book, Jonathan Catherman shares with adults raised in the 1900s a fresh look at guiding 21st-century youth to become confident and capable adults. With relevant research and real-world examples, Catherman shows us the benefits of practicing and teaching four principles that will unite and empower us all:

- build bridges between generations
- transform raw talent into valued strengths
- practice stewardship before leadership
- live with purpose

Whether the emerging generation knows it or not, they need you. Their greatness tomorrow begins with your guidance today.

From the Back Cover

Help the next generation become the next great generation

Whether the emerging generation knows it or not, they need you. Their greatness tomorrow begins with your guidance today. But as the gap between generations widens and our shared experiences dwindle, we find it increasingly difficult to connect with and remain relevant to today's young people.

In this paradigm-shifting book, Jonathan Catherman shares a fresh look at guiding twenty-first-century youth to become confident and capable adults. With relevant research and real-world examples, Catherman shows us the benefits of preparing to accept four challenges that will unite us all and empower the emerging generation to become the next great generation:

- build bridges between generations
- transform raw talents into valued strengths
- practice stewardship before leadership
- live with purpose


"Moving beyond the traditional and often outdated notions of leadership, Guiding the Next Great Generation is a must-read to help inform and empower teachers, coaches, stakeholders, and parents to use strengths, stewardship, and purpose as catalysts to help guide and develop future leaders."--Matthew Ohlson, PhD, director of the Taylor Leadership Institute

About the Author

Jonathan Catherman is the author of the international bestselling book The Manual to Manhood. He coauthored the bestseller The Manual to Middle School with his sons, Reed and Cole, and The Girls' Guide to Conquering Life and The Girls' Guide to Conquering Middle School with his wife, Erica. An award-winning cultural strategist and leading education trainer specializing in the character and leadership development of youth, Jonathan speaks worldwide about the principles and strengths that empower greatness in children, teens, and young adults. Jonathan and his family live in North Carolina where they founded and direct the 1M Mentoring Foundation. Learn more at www.thecathermans.com.