The First Step
Moving Forward
• A review of what we’ve covered
• Taking the first step
– Identifying priorities
– Developing an action plan
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A Review of What We’ve Covered
The Aging Workforce
• There will be more
older workers
Percent Change in Labor
Force, 2006-2016
– Older workers need
and want to work
– We need the skills
older workers have
– Social Security needs
help
Per cen t C h a n g e
100
80
60
40
20
0
-20
16-24 25-54 55-64 65-74
Age Group
75+
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A Review of What We’ve Covered
Why the Aging Workforce Matters
• Your organization will see
changes at every level
– Age affects how we work
– Work affects how we age
– Safety, health and job
performance
Society
Organization Policies
The Work Environment
• How you’re affected
depends on what you do to
prepare
• To prepare for an older
workforce, prepare for an
aging workforce
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A Review of What We’ve Covered
The Work Environment
• The spaces where we work
affect how we age
• We have control over how
workplaces are designed
• Work environment issues
are aging issues
– Physical demands of work
– Lighting and vision
– Cognitive demands of work
• We can design age friendly
workplaces
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A Review of What We’ve Covered
Health Promotion
• Health promotion:
• Promoting health
throughout life can
prevent chronic disease
• Promoting health can lead
to better disease
management
• Health promotion can
save you money
20
% w it h D ia b et es
– Prevention
– Detection
– Management
Diabetes and Age
15
10
5
0
18-44 45-64
65-74
75+
Age Group
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A Review of What We’ve Covered
Work & Life Balance
• It’s time to rethink how
work and retirement
function
• Flexible work options can
benefit you and your aging
workforce
• Phased retirement
programs are an example
• Social and community
resources can help
Older Workers' Preferences for the
"Next Stage"
Cycle In and Out
Part-Time
Start a Business
Work Full Time
Never Work Again
Something Else
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What’s the First Step?
Plan Ahead!
Type of Goal
Goal
How It Will
Who Will
Happen
Ensure It Does
When It
Will End
Challenges &
Solutions
The Work
Environment
Health Promotion
Work/Life Balance
- In the Workplace
- In the Community
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The Aging Workforce
What To Do1
1. Identify one priority
2. Create a plan to address your priority
3. Implement your plan and build on it
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Planning approach adapted from “The Breakthrough
Strategy,” developed by Robert Schaeffer
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1.
Identify One Priority
What Will Make a Difference for You?
• What Is Your Priority?
– What’s important for the future of your
organization?
– What will people in your organization really
care about?
Example: Preventing fall-related
injuries
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2.
Create a Plan
How Do You Achieve Your Objectives?
• How will you measure “success”? ________
– Pick a good way to measure your top priority
– How much will you change? ________
– Hint: Start small to generate momentum
• We will measure the number of fall-related
injuries using OSHA 300 logs
• Our goal: A 15% reduction over the next quarter
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2.
Create a Plan
How Do You Achieve Your Objectives?
• Do you have a baseline?
• Who is accountable?
– Who will be the champion?
– Will this be a team effort? If so, who will help?
• Based off of our OSHA 300 logs, we had 20 fall-related
injuries last year
• Jim (the “safety guy”) will lead the effort. He’ll have help
from Greg (in maintenance) and Janice (in human
resources).
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2.
Create a Plan
How Do You Achieve Your Objectives?
• What is the timeline?
– When will it all be done?
– How often will you need to meet until then?
• We will have accomplished our goal by the end of
next quarter.
• We don’t need to meet before then.
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2.
Create a Plan
How Do You Achieve Your Objectives?
• What, exactly, do you need to do to make it
happen?
• Step 1: Repair the stairs outside of Building
4
• Step 2: Install slip-resistant mats at the
loading dock
• Step 3: Reorganize the supply room to
reduce the need for ladders
• Etc.
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2.
Create a Plan
How Do You Achieve Your Objectives?
• What might get in the way?
• How will you respond?
Challenge
Cost
Response
Combine funds from safety budget
and from maintenance’s budget
Etc.
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The Age Friendly Workplace
Work Environment Example
Goal
Reduce the
number of fallrelated injuries
by 15%
How It Will
Happen
Repair
stairwell
Who Will
Ensure It Does
Jim - safety
Slip-resistant
mats
Greg - maint.
Reorganize
supply closet
Janice- HR
When It
Will End
Challenges &
Solutions
The first
day of
next
quarter
Share cost
between
two depts.
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Now It’s Your Turn…
1.
Identify One Priority
What Will Make a Difference for You?
• What Is Your Priority?
– What’s important for the future of your
organization?
– What will people in your organization really
care about?
Designing an Age
Friendly Work
Environment
Promoting
Healthy Aging
Throughout Life
Enabling a
Healthy
Work-Life
Balance
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2.
Create a Plan
How Do You Achieve Your Objectives?
• How will you measure “success”? ________
– Pick a good way to measure your top priority
– How much will you change? ________
– Hint: Start small to generate momentum
• Do you have a baseline?
• Who is accountable?
– Who is the champion? _______________
– Is it a team effort? If so, who’s on the team?
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2.
Create a Plan
How Do You Achieve Your Objectives?
• What is the timeline?
– When will it all be done? ____/ ____/ ______
– How often will you need to meet for progress updates?
• What, exactly, do you need to do to make it
happen?
–
–
–
–
–
Step 1:__________________________________________
Step 2: _________________________________________
Step 3: _________________________________________
Step 4: _________________________________________
Etc.
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2.
Create a Plan
How Do You Achieve Your Objectives?
• What might get in the way?
• How will you respond?
Challenge
Response
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The Age Friendly Workplace
Type of Goal
Goal
How It Will
Who Will
When It
Happen
Ensure It Does Will Finish
Challenges &
Responses
The Work
Environment
Health Promotion
Work/Life Balance
- In the Workplace
- In the Community
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Reviewing Your Action Plan
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Is it important? Will people care?
How does it relate to the aging process?
Does it focus on results in addition to action?
How will you know when you succeed?
Are your goals achievable?
Will it integrate into your organization and not
just be “one more thing”?
7. What will you do to communicate the goals and
results to people who matter?
1
Planning approach adapted from “The Breakthrough
Strategy,” developed by Robert Schaeffer
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Any Questions?
Thanks for all the hard work!
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