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Branson talks Experience
Posted by Alison in Commentary, Musings on August 29th, 2011
When Richard Branson speaks, people tend to listen. You don’t become a billionaire for nothing!
And once again he demonstrates his ‘deep smarts’ by sharing advice for promoting your business’s best asset – your experienced workers.
Q: How do you help ageing workers embrace a changing environment and adapt to new ways of doing things, and how can employers better utilize their more senior employees?
A: As an ageing worker myself, I will attempt to answer on behalf of my contemporaries.
When people ask how old I am, my favorite response is,
Younger than Mick Jagger!
No disrespect intended to Mick, who is a friend of mine, but seeing him onstage certainly shows how big a disconnect there can be between doing what you do best and acting your age.
In the business of entrepreneurship, past experience is particularly helpful, since building a business is an art. There’s really no right or wrong way to do it, but the more you practice, the more skilled you become.
Read the full response from Richard on Entrepreneur.com
Talent War turns grey
Posted by Alison in Commentary, What we're up to on July 2nd, 2011
June’s HR Monthly magazine features an opinion piece from Colleen Harris, NAB’s Executive General Manager of Human Capital and advocate for NAB’s MyFuture project.
There is not one, simple answer (to workforce ageing). Our experience at NAB suggests that it is increasingly about flexibility. People will choose to work longer if they can work differently, whether that is through a new career path or a change of pace or working conditions
In fact, feedback from NAB’s mature workforce last year demonstrated that 91% of participants would continue working longer, if they could work more flexibly.
Read the full article here
age equality front and centre
Posted by Alison in Commentary, Media on June 24th, 2011
Elizabeth Broderick spoke this week at The Sydney Institute on the pervasive issue of age discrimination and confirmed that from July 2011 there will be an inaugural, dedicated Age Discrimination Commissioner in Australia.
Elizabeth shared stories gathered throughout her term with AHRC from mature workers not given a ‘fair go’; reviewed the positive changes and reforms that have taken place in recent years; and talked about the development of a Convention on the Rights of Older People.
A binding convention will recognise the fundamental human rights and freedoms of older people globally. A convention will open up a space for the voices of older people to be heard – for older people themselves to be the architects of their own destinies.
Elizabeth reflected on a personal story of her father, when hearing ‘exclusive language’ being used, asks “Where’s the evidence?”.
A question that organisations and recruitment agencies across Australia should be asking when it comes to the recruitment and career opportunities of mature workers.
One thing is for sure, Elizabeth Broderick has paved the way for a ‘community where when we speak about human rights, age equality is front and centre’.
Global issues and updates
Posted by Alison in Commentary, Research on May 22nd, 2011
Ageing Workforce News is a website you may wish to take a look at to stay informed on what is happening here and around the Globe. You can also subscribe for a monthly email update.
We hope you find this useful in keeping updated on global ageing workforce issues!
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NAB puts Australia on the mature age map
Posted by Alison in Commentary on September 7th, 2011
Congratulations to National Australia Bank!
NAB has been recognized with AARP’s 2011 ‘Best Employers for Workers over Age 50’ award for their innovative and exemplary practices in recruiting, retaining and promoting mature age workers. This is an international award and NAB joins 14 other non-US based organizations that were recognized with this distinction.
AARP is a US-based non-profit association with over 37 million members, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people over the age of 50.
said Colleen Harris, Executive General Manager of NAB Human Capital.
NAB is the 1st Australian employer to achieve this Award and they have placed a pin on the world map.
We put NAB’s winning strategy down to a few success factors;
Find out more about NAB’s Award here!
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