Leadership Lessons from the Next Generation: A Unique Take Your Kid to Work Podcast with BJ Kraemer

Inspiring People & Places: Architecture, Engineering, And Construction

We're going to do things a little differently and speak to the younger generation: Avery Kraemer, Trey Kraemer, and Daniel Wits - BJ's daughter, son, and nephew.

Avery, Trey, and Daniel all describe what their parents do for work before giving us their own definitions of leadership and what it means to be a good leader. We discover what they like and dislike in the people they look up to and why leaders need to be both strict and easygoing.

Be sure to listen closely for a hidden BJ Masterclass in parenting! Thanks for listening!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Avery’s definition of a leader and her list of qualities that every good boss needs to have.

• Reminiscing on a moment when Avery saw herself as a leader.

• Daniel and Trey describe good leadership.

• What they love and dislike most about the people they look up to as leaders.

• Why good leaders are both strict and easygoing.

Quotes:

“I think everybody is drawn to help other people and building a career helping other people seems very attractive.” — BJ Kraemer

“We need to tie our work back to the people and how it serves people.” — BJ Kraemer

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Inspiring People & Places Podcast

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BJ Kraemer on LinkedIn