redefining "age"

how and why are employees breaking age molds?

Understanding the nuances of “age”gives managers and work teams an opportunity to adjust and take a more proactive approach to promoting quality employment experiences.

The Beyond Age Workshops are designed to engage employees in an entertaining and informative discussion about age diverse work teams.

Our experiential program fosters individual and organizational age responsiveness by:

• surfacing positive past experiences, deepening awareness of life stage and career stage.
• promoting team building, reflecting on how perceptions and attitudes may be impacting quality employment experiences.
• encouraging open dialogue with managers and employees, surfacing stereotypes about “age” and identifying opportunities for mutual learning.

2 SESSION CHOICES

"Amazing what asking a few questions can tell you about someone and change your perceptions."

"Appreciate diverse backgrounds and life histories and consider how to better leverage that diversity.”

— Beyond Age Workshop participants

employee session

• “Prism of Age” exercise to demonstrate the complexity of age related Stereotypes
• “Speed Dating” to surface areas of commonality among people of different ages and generations
• Surfacing of how individuals of different career stages and life stages define their own age and value quality employment
• The Center encourages sessions scheduled in groups to maximize value, participation, and impact
• Train the Trainer opportunities available to provide the knowledge and tools to deeply embed strategic age responsiveness into your organization 
• 2-4 hours

manager’s session

• “Prism of Age” exercise to demonstrate the complexity of age related Stereotypes
• "Action Exercise" identifies critical business issues and how current age demographics are impacting organizational success
• Demonstration & dialogue of how the Prism of Age can better align organizational responses with employee age/demographics
• The Center encourages sessions scheduled in groups to maximize value, participation, and impact
• Train the Trainer opportunities available to provide the knowledge and tools to deeply embed strategic age responsiveness into your organization 
• 2 - 4 hours

QUALITY & BUSINESS VALUE

"Need to think about all aspects of age when planning my activities and setting priorities.”

"Quality of Employment will be useful in working with employees/clients as they re-define career goals."

— Beyond Age Workshop participants

• Live or Remote professional facilitation to maximizes resources by focusing on critical employee issues 
• Optional Research Modules report on pre-workshop survey results that profile your workforces' age responsiveness and enhance employee engagement with age inclusive environments
• Take-away Workbook & Tools developed from rigorous new research to develop effective work teams

Exercises surface positive past experiences, promote team building, and encourage open dialogue with managers and employees.

CONTACT US

Do you know whether differences in employees’ ages might affect their preferences for the type of work environment they seek? Are you trying to create innovative solutions to accommodate those differences?

The Sloan Center on Aging & Work’s innovative Beyond Age Workshop Series, with sessions for both managers and employees, can help you address these questions.

For more information on the Beyond Age Workshop Series, about Train the Trainer Opportunities, and/or findings from the Age & Generations Study, please contact:

Samantha Greenfield
Employer Engagement Specialist
617.552.9117 | greenfis@bc.edu.

* The Beyond Age Workshops interpret and leverage the results from the Center’s (2008) Age & Generations study.