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7586 years
Posted by Alison in What we're up to on June 8th, 2011
7586. That is how many years of experience and knowledge were in the room on Tuesday morning at Parliament House.
250 senior executives and sages from the NSW Public Sector met for the inaugural mature professionals breakfast convened by Department of Premiers and Cabinet, IPAA NSW and SageCo.
Opening the breakfast, Director General of DPC, Chris Eccles said;
You all possess knowledge that has influenced and will continue to influence how we will do things in the Sector going forward. Every day this rich knowledge is harnessed to deliver services. This knowledge is not in policy guidelines and manuals…it goes beyond the ‘what’ to the ‘how’ and the ‘why’…
The Director General went on to encourage a return to the Master and Apprentice model, adding;
When you share knowledge, the very act allows you to gain unique insights and develop new knowledge from others. Share it and it will multiply.
We also heard from Ken, a retiree with 43 years service in the Public Sector. A ‘master’ who, with a colleague, wrote a software system that is now sold in over 100 countries around the World. Ken has worked with his ‘apprentices’ to identify and share his unique knowledge since 2008.
Participants at the breakfast engaged in conversation, created new connections, and identified their areas of specialist ‘mastery‘ – a very tangible first step in igniting a knowledge sharing culture within the Sector.
Hats off to DPC for leading the way in tackling the very real risk of knowledge loss in NSW.
advancing age management
Posted by Alison in What we're up to on October 14th, 2010
From awareness to action and now to the advancement of age management. This was the theme of the 2010 ageing workforce conference convened yesterday by the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Office for Ageing and IPAA NSW, with SageCo’s Alison Monroe as conference Chair for the day.
Having bounced back from a brief spell of retirement himself, Brendan O’Reilly DPC’s Director General was the perfect sage to provide an opening address to the 110 delegates present, including representatives from NSW Public Sector agencies, Local Government, and Industry.
Brendan opened the inaugural ageing workforce conference held in 2006 and by his own admission “did not expect to be here 4 years later!” but gave his support and advocacy to the mission stating;
This conference provides an opportunity to share knowledge, discuss the challenges and create strategies to tackle workforce ageing
Delegates heard from a range of speakers on policy development, program implementation and best practise case studies from the transport and health sector.
A few key themes arising from the day;
- know your data and create the story around it. present a sound business case for action
- executive support and advocacy is critical in positioning ageing workforce as a priority
- measure project outcomes and present back to the business
- continuity and consistency is key. this is not a ‘tick a box’ challenge.
One aim of the conference is to ignite the age management journey for those contemplating the enormity of the task. We look forward to seeing delegates from yesterday up on the speakers podium in years to come sharing their stories and successes.
Not all doom n’ gloom
Posted by Alison in What we're up to on October 1st, 2010
It’s not all doom n’ gloom. I have confidence that businesses will naturally adapt to changing demography and become increasingly flexible in the hours and options they offer to mature workers.
So said the Hon.Peter Primrose, NSW Minister for Ageing at yesterday’s launch of the MACA roundtable discussion paper, Employment and Retention Strategies of Older Workers.
SageCo facilitated the roundtable forum on behalf of MACA late last year, bringing together organisations including Westpac, IBM, RTA NSW, The Salvation Army, Allianz and KPMG to discuss and debate all things ageing workforce and share success stories.
This report is about ensuring a productive, skilled and adaptable workforce which forms the whole of Government Strategy ~ Towards 2030. The fantastic practice highlighted by employers in this report needs to amplified.
Good news too from the Minister for SageCo’s Local Government clients with the NSW State Government SageCentre being extended for access by all Councils from November.
This should hopefully build on the success experienced by last year’s Diversity@Work Award winners, Port Stephens Council, who forged powerful connections with the local mature age community and effectively solved their skills shortage as a result! This case study and many more can be found in the SageCentre.
Not all doom and gloom by any means.
Branson talks Elders
Posted by Alison in What we're up to on September 13th, 2010
It was wonderful to be in the room this morning to hear Richard Branson address the Sydney Business Chicks forum.
Of particular note to SageCo was Sir Richard’s passionate coverage of one of his many extraordinary ventures – The Elders, founded in 2007.
Inspired by the role that elders play in traditional societies as a source of advice, wisdom and experience, Sir Richard and his good friend Peter Gabriel took an idea to Nelson Mandela and were thrilled when he agreed to help bring a group of visionary ‘global elders’ together.
Their collaborative aim? Promoting dialogue, peace building, human rights.
Selection criteria? They should have earned international trust, demonstrated integrity and built a reputation for inclusive, progressive leadership.
Imagine how powerful it could be to create a unique version of The Elders in your organisation…
The Elders have a moral authority and egos that are put to one side. It is about making a difference. They are leaving a legacy for others to take forward
~ Sir Richard Branson
Sailing the Silver Seas
Posted by Danny in What we're up to on October 28th, 2009
Judy Cole - Sailing Silver Medal
The SageCo team are so proud of our very own Retirement Coach, Judy Cole (pictured) who sailed her way to victory winning a SILVER MEDAL in last week’s World Masters Games held in Sydney (55-65 age group). Here’s what Judy had to say;
“I’m very chuffed, especially seeing the gale force wind conditions were not in my favour, and being light I was at a disadvantage!
However, I used wisdom and experience (and luck) to sail the first three races in survival mode, and make it around the track without breaking anything, or crashing, which was the cause of many making a premature return to the dock.
Just shows anyone can do anything if they put their mind to it, and then put in the hard yards!
Well done Judy – what an inspiration you are to us all!
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