Respect Your Elders
Training tailored for older workers
Now that 65- to 69-year-olds are able to work as much as they want without losing their Social Security benefits, expect to see more seniors in the labor market. What do you need to know about training and integrating seniors into your organization? The following tips will help you gain the maximum benefit from older workers on your team:
Get rid of your
stereotypes. Don't write off older people as senile,
stubborn and set in their ways. "Older workers may actually
'get it' faster than other workers," says Susan
Gebelein, executive vice president with Personnel Decisions
International, a Minneapolis management consulting firm.
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