AIMS Colorado Conference 2022
2022 Conference Agenda
[1/10] Welcome to AIMS Colorado Conference
AIMS Colorado is a multi-year project dedicated to transforming the way employers shape the future of aging in Colorado by addressing how they meet the needs and preferences of experienced employees (i.e., older workers). This conference was an action-packed day exploring the issues, opportunities, and win-win situations of multigenerational workforces, as well as sharing the successes of employers who are working with the AIMS program.
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[2/10] Tenure, Age, and Performance: What Employers Need to Know
Rick Guzzo shares his in-depth meta-analysis of workplace data that quantifies performance and productivity, workforce strategy and planning, and workplace equity. His research uncovers key takeaways for employers seeking to optimize their workforce performance by capturing the business value of recruiting and retaining experienced employees.
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Rick Guzzo, Co-founder, Mercer’s Workforce Sciences Institute
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[3/10] The New World of Work and “Unretirement”
In this lively conversation, aging experts and workplace futurists discuss what it means to be an experienced employee in today’s new world of work and share their personal journey in discovering “unretirement.” Learn new insights from age-inclusive training, quiet quitting trends, work-life balance, returnships, flexible retirement options, and more fresh perspectives.
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[4/10] Colorado’s Response to an Aging Population
Colorado Governor, Jared Polis, shares the excellent progress Colorado has made as an employer that embraces experienced employees: the expansion of sick and family leave, health insurance coverage for part-time workers, removing age-discrimination bias from the job application and selection process, skills-based hiring to value the knowledge and wisdom acquired from a lifetime, establishment of a state equity office that includes age equity, and so much more. The state of Colorado strives to be a role model for creating an age-inclusive workforce and being future ready.
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[5/10] Colorado Tapping Into Experienced Employees
Colorado leads in fostering innovative age-inclusive workplaces programs and policies to better support its aging workforce. A panel of government officials discusses how several state agencies are working together to envision and support the future of work. Key areas of supports include access to apprenticeships, digital divide, and training for workforce professionals and partners. Every Coloradan should have an opportunity to learn and earn throughout their life.
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[6/10] The Modern Elder: What’s In It for Employers
Chip Conley is the founder and CEO of the Modern Elder Academy, a school dedicated to helping people navigate midlife and beyond through educational workshops and resources. Conley shares his journey of mutual mentoring, during which he learned that as the "modern elder" he needed to be as curious as he was wise, to reap the benefits of intergenerational teams. Through his personal stories he illustrates the importance for employers to create the framework for employees of all ages to learn from each other.
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[7/10] AIMS Colorado: Employer Successes Embracing Experienced Employees
AIMS Colorado is a groundbreaking step-by-step program for employers looking to becoming an age-inclusive organization or just exploring the unique needs and preferences of experienced employees. This conference unveils the first-generation employers who have completed the AIMS program and shares their success stories across a COO, HR experts, and experienced employee side of the equation.
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Brian Kaskie, Professor, University of Iowa College of Public Health
- Moderated by: Karen Brown, Colorado Liaison, AIMS Colorado
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[8/10] AARP’s Employer Pledge Program & Synergies with AIMS Colorado
AARP promotes the value of experienced employees by working together with job seekers, employers, thought leadership, policy and research communities. Heather Tinsley-Fix discusses age identity, the 100 year life and the benefits and tips for creating age-inclusive teams. Employers can sign AARP’s Employer Pledge Program to show their commitment to affirming the value of experienced employees. and an age-diverse workforce.
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[9/10] Bridging the Gap Connecting Employers & Experienced Employees
Leaders from local Colorado companies and organizations -- Early Childhood Services Corps, Bayaud Enterprises, Colorado Department of Human Service, and Changing the Narrative -- showcase their efforts in supporting experienced employees through intergenerational learning, personalized job-coaching services, and ageism toolkits. In working through the obstacles of the pandemic and understanding the benefits that experienced workers bring, the panel reminds employers to widen their horizons and look past implicit biases during the hiring process. Everyone benefits when older adults are part of the workforce.
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Four local entities efforts in supporting older workers
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Moderated by:
Jillian Kelly, Senior Program Officer, NextFifty Initiative
[10/10] AIMS Colorado Call to Action
Are you interested in joining the AIMS Colorado and greater age-inclusion movement? Are you an HR professional, corporate executive, business leader, nonprofit, or academic? Visit us: www.transamericainstitute.org/AIMS. Thank you, NextFifty Initiative, for funding the multi-year AIMS project!
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Brian Kaskie, Professor, University of Iowa College of Public Health
2021 Webinar | Age-Inclusive Management Strategies in Colorado
2021 Webinar Agenda
[1/9] Welcome to Age-Inclusive Management Strategies in Colorado
Based on a multi-year collaboration between nonprofit Transamerica Institute and University of Iowa College of Public Health, this webinar unveils a new tool for employers to learn more about opportunities to recruit and retain experienced employees. The tool was developed based on learnings from the collaboration’s Colorado’s Above-Fifty Employment Strategies (CAFES) project. Colorado leaders and national experts dedicated to transforming the workforce gather to discuss the ways employers can shape the future of aging in Colorado. The tool and project were made possible by a grant from NextFifty Initiative.
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Catherine Collinson, CEO and President, Transamerica Institute
[2/9] Greetings from Colorado's Capitol
Colorado Governor Jared Polis shares personal anecdotes about working later in life and underscores the inherent sense of value work has for individuals of all ages. He notes the importance of employers actively taking Colorado’s changing demographics into consideration to ensure that current and future generations of Coloradans can provide economic, civic, and social value to their communities for decades to come.
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Jared Polis, Colorado Governor
[3/9] The Future of Work
Prior to the pandemic, the unemployment rate in Colorado was at a historic low, and employers faced worker shortages. Joe Barela, Executive Director of Colorado’s Department of Labor & Employment, explains that while the pandemic has presented us with new challenges, we can’t expect those workforce shortages to go away. Getting in front of these obstacles will require a state-wide strategy with innovative solutions that will connect employers to the skilled talent they need, and will help ensure experienced employees have access to training and skills development they need to be successful.
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Joe Barela, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Labor & Employment
[4/9] Reimagining Workforce Development Plans
Lee Wheeler-Berliner, Managing Director of Colorado Workforce Development Council, talks about the ways our system needs to evolve to fully support the older adult workforce. While sharing stories of the success of the Council’s collaborations with partners like Change the Narrative and Skillful, Lee emphasizes the importance of preparing experienced employees to pursue new opportunities, while simultaneously supporting employers to support diversity in their hiring practices.
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Lee Wheeler-Berliner, Managing Director, Colorado Workforce Development Council
[5/9] Finding Work After 50 and Rethinking Retirement
Kerry Hannon, leading expert and strategist on work and jobs, entrepreneurship, finance, and retirement, joins Catherine Collinson in a Q&A session where she delves into age-friendly workplaces and the changing ways in which workers are approaching their jobs. Topics Kerry highlights are experienced employees and hiring practices, common misconceptions that experienced employees face in the workplace, and phased retirement scenarios.
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Kerry Hannon, Author and Expert Strategist on Work and Jobs
[6/9] Age-Friendly Employer Best Practices
Tom Harder, partner at GavinHeath, a leading and award-winning provider of talent acquisition services, discusses Colorado’s unique labor market and how lessons from Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts can be applied to the everyday workforce. Tom suggests tactics for employers to improve their internal hiring processes and to create more age-friendly office environments. He also highlights the advantages of having a diverse group of employees.
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Tom Harder, Partner & Director of Sales, GavinHeath
[7/9] AIMS Colorado Website Presentation
Born out of in-depth research about Colorado’s workforce and employers, Age-Inclusive Management Strategies in Colorado (AIMS Colorado) is a groundbreaking tool designed to support employers that seek to learn about the unique needs and preferences of experienced employees. Brian Kaskie gives a tour of the AIMS Colorado website, which provides in-depth information on the 10 best strategies to become an age-friendly employer, as well as tips and tools to implement the best practices. The tool is accessible for organizations of all sizes and industries.
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Brian Kaskie, Associate Professor, University of Iowa - Health Management and Policy
[8/9] AIMS Colorado Website Testimonials
Romicha Cooper, HR Director at Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, and Rachelle Salem, Executive Lead of Strategic Partnerships at GavinHeath, share their experiences as beta testers of the AIMS Colorado Website. They highlight several benefits of the website including strategies, self-assessments, tools, and resources that can help employers create an age-inclusive work environment. According to these users, the website is user-friendly and easy to navigate for everyone.
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Romicha Cooper, HR Director, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Rachelle Salem, Executive Lead of Strategic Partnerships, GavinHeath
[9/9] Next Steps in Working with the AIMS Colorado Team
The AIMS Colorado website is a free resource for employers and HR professionals to learn about the policies and programs that create better working environments for people of all ages. Employers need to embrace experienced employees as the workforce evolves and to have a competitive edge for recruiting and retaining talent. Please join us in furthering this effort to transform Colorado’s workforce. Brian outlines how the AIMS Colorado team can help employers embark on this journey. Please share the AIMS Colorado website with your network and follow the project on Twitter @TI_Insights!
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Catherine Collinson, CEO and President, Transamerica Institute
- Brian Kaskie, Associate Professor, University of Iowa - Health Management and Policy
2020 Conference | Age-Friendly Workplaces: Recruiting and Retaining Experienced Employees
2020 Conference Agenda
[1/8] Age-Friendly Workplaces Conference
This ground-breaking conference -- Age-Friendly Workplace Programs: Recruiting and Retaining Experienced Employees -- explored the opportunities of an aging workforce and win-win situations with recognizing the value of age 50+ workers. We hosted an exciting roster of national experts, local Colorado officials, and local nonprofits.
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Catherine Collinson, CEO and President, Transamerica Institute
[2/8] Greetings from Colorado's Capitol
Colorado Governor, Jared Polis, shares his vision of “Colorado for All” so that people of all ages have every opportunity to succeed and thrive. Employers need to create age-friendly workplaces, as more and more older Coloradans will want or need to stay in the workforce past traditional retirement age. Organizations need to respond to the unique demands of experienced employees and provide additional training or assistance. Colordado’s workforce should have no room for age discrimination.
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Jared Polis, Colorado Governor
[3/8] The Future of Work in Colorado
Colorado faces a critical-skills shortage with a quickly aging workforce. This presents opportunities to retain age 50+ experienced workers and offer lifelong learning to workers while on the job. Colorado’s Department of Labor and Employment strives to serve the needs of this changing workforce and to support reskilling and upskilling as industries evolve so workers can stay relevant and productive.
[4/8] The Longevity Economy
Aging populations are creating new opportunities and markets for older people around the world. Every company should have a strategy for tapping into the human capital value of older adults and multigenerational teams. There is also market potential for creating innovative solutions to aging in place and social isolation. Paul Irving emphasizes that these business interests of an aging population also enhance the health, financial security, and purpose for the benefit of all.
Keynote Speaker:
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Paul Irving, Chairman, Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging
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[5/8] Age-Friendly Workplaces Research
Colorado’s Above-Fifty Employment Strategies (CAFES) – a collaboration between nonprofit Transamerica Institute and the University of Iowa’s College of Public Health, with funding from Colorado-based NextFifty Initiative – surveyed 146 employers across the state of Colorado to examine the ways businesses are recruiting and retaining experienced employees (age 50+ workers). Dr. Brian Kaskie’s survey findings reveal that Colorado is experiencing the impact of “structural lag,” where demographic shifts are ahead of the systems, processes, and societal practices. It also highlights a myriad of opportunities to recognize the vital contributions of experienced employees and to build policies to successfully meet their changing needs.
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Brian Kaskie, Associate Professor, University of Iowa - Health Management and Policy
Read the full CAFES research report
[6/8] Living, Learning and Earning Longer & Employers Taking the Lead
An age-diverse and inclusive workforces are the future, yet many employers are failing to recognize older workers’ potential to live, learn, and earn longer. A panel of experts share empirical evidence debunking misperceptions about older workers and discuss best practices for creating a culture of respect, establishing policies and procedures, and identifying work incentives.
Panelists:
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Ramsey Alwin, Director, AARP Thought Leadership
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Rick Guzzo, Partner & Co-Founder, Mercer Workforce Sciences Institute
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Moderated by:
Richard Eisenberg, Managing Editor, Next Avenue
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Download Rick Guzzo's presentation
[7/8] Connections Among Colorado Nonprofits
Colorado nonprofits showcase their efforts in providing resources for older adults in the workplace. Through workshops, webinars, and training, these groups discuss age-friendly initiatives around life-long learning and upskilling. Nonprofits also promote the need to change the narrative on aging and ageism. Creating a more inclusive workforce that both thinks and speaks positively of older workers will set the stage for an age-friendly Colorado.
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Karen Brown, Director, Changing the Narrative Age-Friendly Workplace Initiative; CO Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging
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Khristine Rogers, State Director, Senior Planet & Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
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Janine Vanderburg, Director & Chief Catalyst, Changing the Narrative
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Moderated by:
Catherine Collinson, CEO and President, Transamerica Institute
[8/8] Colorado Age-Friendly State Policies and Program
Colorado is on the forefront of innovative programs and policies to support experienced employees in the workforce. A panel of experts discuss how several state agencies are working together to envision and support the future of work. Topics range from integrating rural communities, attracting experienced employees to workforce development centers, guiding public-private partnerships, educating employers and helping them integrate best practices, to debunking myths about experienced employees.
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Kelly Folks, Director, Arapahoe/Douglas Works!
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Dr. Christian Itin, CO Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging (SAPGA)
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Katherine Keegan, Director, CO Office of the Future of Work
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Moderated by
Janice Blanchard, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Polis
About CAFES
Colorado’s Above-Fifty Employment Strategies (CAFES)
is a multi-year project that aims to transform the way employers shape the future of aging in Colorado, by addressing how they meet
the needs and preferences of experienced employees (age 50+ workers). It is a collaboration between researchers at The University of Iowa College of Public Health and content experts at Transamerica Institute. This project has been made possible
by a grant from Colorado-based nonprofit NextFifty Initiative.
Population aging, a phenomenon resulting from the combination of longer life expectancies and lower birthrates, has widespread implications for both employees and employers across the state of Colorado. Indeed, Colorado’s workforce is growing
older. In 2015, working Coloradans over the age of 55 accounted for 20 percent of the state workforce. By the year 2030, more than one in four persons working in the state of Colorado will be over 55. Many workers will want and/or need to
stay in the workforce beyond traditional retirement age in order to adequately save and achieve financial security when they retire. Employment impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated employment issues among experienced employees, as well as hiring issues for employers across industry sectors.
The project’s overarching goal is to transform how employers address the needs and preferences
of experienced employees across the state of Colorado. The project, which has pivoted to a virtual model, will accomplish these four goals:
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Through a survey of Colorado employers, identify and assess how they are addressing experienced employees,
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Disseminate information about best practices adopted by Colorado employers,
- Facilitate implementation of best practices among Colorado employers, and
- Initiate a state-wide public awareness campaign that highlights how employers can successfully address the implications of Colorado’s aging workforce.
By illuminating how employers are addressing this unprecedented labor force change and identifying policies and programs that have the greatest impact on experienced employees, best practices can be shared across the state. This effort to move
Colorado’s employers closer toward meeting the needs and preferences of an age-friendly workplace constitutes a substantive contribution to improving future opportunities to age successfully in Colorado.
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The University of Iowa College of Public Health
works to promote health and prevent injury and illness through its commitment to education and training, excellence in research, innovation in policy development, and devotion
to public health practice.
www.public-health.uiowa.edu
Transamerica Institute®
is a nonprofit, private foundation dedicated to identifying, researching, and educating the public about health and wellness, employment, financial literacy, longevity, and retirement. Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies®, an operating division of Transamerica Institute, conducts one of the largest and longest-running annual retirement surveys of its kind. Transamerica Institute is funded by contributions from Transamerica Life Insurance Company and its affiliates. The Institute is not affiliated with The University of Iowa or NextFifty Initiative.
www.transamericainstitute.org/cafes
NextFifty Initiative
is a Colorado-based private foundation dedicated to funding mission-driven initiatives that improve the lives of the older adult population and their caregivers. It seeks to fund game-changing efforts
to improve and sustain quality of life for people in their second 50 years. NextFifty Initiative educates about proven initiatives and advocates for transformational change.
www.next50initiative.org
