Networking for Gen Z: Building Relationships Without the Cringe

For early-career employees who want to build genuine professional relationships without feeling fake.

Format
Live online or in person
Length
60 minutes
Topic
Coaching & Career Development

About this session

This session respects that Gen Z can tell when they're being patronized, and refuses to do it. Built specifically for the "Networking for Gen Z" context, this session stays concrete and respects your team's time.

The kind of session that changes how people talk about work for the better.

What your people take away

  • Name the three confidence plays that actually work in meetings
  • Notice how to raise concerns with a manager without sounding entitled or grateful-to-a-fault
  • Apply micro-boundaries that protect focus without being visible to the team
  • Run the specific shape of early-career burnout — often invisible before 24 months in
  • Build digital wellbeing moves that aren't 'just delete TikTok'

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What’s covered

The Research That Rings True

  • The real pictureRecognize that Gen Z are the first generation raised in the attention economy — not a character flaw, a reality

Moves That Actually Work

Day-to-day tools

  • Apply the Pomodoro pattern (25 on / 5 off) when focus keeps slipping
  • Use the 'is this thought useful or true' filter before acting on anxious spirals
  • Run a weekly 15-minute 'what's draining me' audit and drop the smallest drainer
  • Practice the 4-6 breath (inhale 4, exhale 6) to down-regulate before a meeting

The Workplace Skills They Don't Teach

  • Workplace navigationKnow the three questions to ask in any 1:1 that make it actually useful

How booking works

  1. Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
  2. Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
  3. Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
  4. We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.

Questions about Networking for Gen Z: Building Relationships Without the Cringe

How long is Networking for Gen Z: Building Relationships Without the Cringe?

Networking for Gen Z: Building Relationships Without the Cringe runs as 60 minutes. You choose the length when you book.

Can Networking for Gen Z: Building Relationships Without the Cringe be delivered online or in person?

Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.

How do we book Networking for Gen Z: Building Relationships Without the Cringe?

Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Networking for Gen Z: Building Relationships Without the Cringe to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.

Who leads the session?

A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.

Can it be tailored to our company?

Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.