We’ll find the gap.

“Gen Z isn’t the problem. The gap is.”

Gen Z is the most educated, most connected, and most burned-out generation in history. They’re entering the workforce with degrees and no direction. They’re sitting in classrooms taught by people who don’t know how to reach them. Some are being managed by people who don’t understand them — and managing people who they don’t understand.

But what happens when the room gets coached?

We don’t just talk at one side of that divide. We work with all of them.

John Barnette works with organizational leaders, managers, and the teams responsible for developing the next generation of talent. Terrance Jefferson works with the students, graduates, and young professionals who are that next generation.

When both coaches work within the same organization or institution, something shifts that wouldn’t happen any other way — leaders understand their people differently, and people understand their leaders differently. The culture changes.

Tamim — The Gen Z Gap

The Gen Z Gap

We've Identified the why.

Gen Z is being hired and let go within months. The surface reasons look like attitude. The real reasons run deeper — and they're the same forces behind quiet quitting, low retention, disengaged students, and empty pews.

What it looks like on the surface

60%

fired a recent grad this year

75%

say new grads underperformed

1 in 6

now hesitant to hire them

Lack of motivation / initiative

50%

Lack of professionalism

46%

Poor communication

39%

Resistance to feedback

38%

Can't problem-solve

34%

What's really underneath

The Gap

Under the Surface

Burnout27%

Career Misalignment23%

Work Driven by a Paycheck19%

Lack of Purpose16%

Education Uncertainty15%

Percentages reflect relative impact, not exclusive categories.

We know how to close the gap, the tamim way.

Most people only see the surface and react to it. We coach the root — so the change actually lasts.

When you close this gap, your business keeps the people it hires and ends quiet quitting. Your school re-engages students and closes the student–instructor divide. Your church holds the next generation instead of watching them walk away.

Firing and termination data: Intelligent.com survey of 966 U.S. business leaders, 2024.

Coaching Results

“We are not by ourselves, we are actually strongest together.”

Rylan Watkins -

ALPHA PHI ALPHAPresident of DePauw University and recent graduate, (Gen Zer) Rylan Watkins shares his experience working with Tamim Coaching Solutions.

Lincoln tech grad

“The presentation on Personal Branding helped me understand how important it is to present myself professionally. I gained confidence — not just in my technical skills, but in who I am. ”
— Waldo Santos
FIT Program

“They helped me focus on the positive and not on the ‘what ifs.’ I felt cared for and valued.”
— Carolina Perez
Food industry Tech

“Terrance didn’t just teach — he made me believe in myself. My experience was nothing short of amazing. I’m more confident, and it made me a better worker and a better person.”
— Nathaniel Deus
college grad

“I always believed I could do it, but they gave me the confidence to know life gets better when you head in the right direction. I treat everyone with respect now, and I pray daily. Special Coaches, for sure.”
— Kevin Canela
Electrical Tech

“The guidance allowed me to see what I was missing. I had been just surviving, serving without a purpose. Now my path is bright and I can see it as clear as day. ”
— William Sanders