what's the citations in this? The challenge arose from the fact that traditional leadership approaches appeared to be disconnected from the millennial generation's desire for autonomy in the workplace and their ability to adapt to volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) conditions. In a study by Easton and Steyn (2022), it was discovered that using directive or transactional leadership styles did not have a significant impact on leadership effectiveness when working with millennial employees. In contrast, the study revealed that transformational and empowerment leadership styles did have a notable effect. Transformational leadership approaches are known to address individual employee needs and the millennial generation's preference for autonomy (Hurtienne et al., 2022; Moreno et al., 2022). Flow leadership, as identified by Almeida & Buzady (2022), can effectively blend leadership characteristics from various styles to create a balanced approach