An ageing workforce is not a disaster. It's lifelong potential.
Discover research-backed ways to tap into the 50+ hidden talent pool.
This 20-minute course is designed to help leaders, managers, and business owners connect with and leverage the power of the 50+ hidden talent pool.
With a focus on shifting culture and capacity, you'll walk away with bite-sized, proactive steps for adapting your recruitment and engaging your staff of all ages.
Course curriculum
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1
Flippin' ageism
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Start winning - How this course can help
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How old is old?
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Why won't these Boomers just go?
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Legacy Careers® and outdated workplace models
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Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
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2
Mythbusting ageism
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Carrots, sticks, and outdated careers thinking
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Truth 1: Older workers do not cost too much
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Truth 2: Training older workers is an investment with positive ROI
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Truth 3: Employees do not have a best before date
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Truth 4: Productivity increases with age
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Truth 5: Good performance management is the same for employees of all ages
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3
Two easy paths to flip ageism
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Attract: 5 strategies to find and recruit older workers
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Engage: 5 strategies to maximize talent hiding in your organization
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4
Reviewing and reflecting
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Where are you now?
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Winners circle
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Tools and resources
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How to use these resources
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How it started: The Talent Revolution
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BONUS: Podcast episode - The NXT Normal
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We have 8 years to figure this out...
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Workforce Architecture - Flippin' Ageism Edition
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Career development activities collection - Retain and Gain
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Intergenerational Mentorship - CBC Radio Interview
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Age Positive Image Library
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Workplace Rituals Tip Sheet
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Say This, Not That - How to remove unintentional age bias from job descriptions
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Guiding principles of career development
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Principes directeurs du développement de carrière
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Summer Day - Mary Oliver
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