Age-friendly Policies Are a Smart Investment
- FACT
- The workforce is both aging and shrinking. [01]
- FACT
- Mixed-age teams outperform teams with less age diversity. [02]
- FACT
- The top skills valued by employers reflect a need to hire and retain across the age spectrum. These include analytical thinking, technological literacy, resilience & agility, creative thinking, and leadership & social influence. [03]
Explore the Evidence
RESEARCH Many employers hire 50+ workers for their valuable experience. Use this guide to win leadership buy-in to recruit and retain them.
ARTICLE Older workers more than ever are rethinking their priorities and want jobs that are meaningful.
ARTICLE Research from AARP and LinkedIn reveals that older workers contribute stability, leadership, and adaptability to multigenerational teams.
Bring it to the Team
WORKSHEET Look at Your Workforce Data Through an Age Lens
Not sure where to start? Begin here. This worksheet helps your HR team examine how age may already be shaping your employees' experiences and build the foundation for meaningful action.
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WORKSHEET Map Your Organization’s Strengths and Gaps
Have a sense of where your workforce stands? This worksheet helps your team identify where age-friendly principles are already working and where the biggest opportunities remain.
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WORKSHEET Align Your Leadership Team
Bring your senior leaders together to explore the business case for age inclusion and lay the groundwork for an age-friendly plan your whole organization can rally behind.
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Once your age-friendly policies are in motion, keeping leadership informed is what transforms a good initiative into lasting change.
STEP 1
Anchor in Values
Map your goals and connect your age inclusion efforts to the values your organization already lives by.
Create a Plan
STEP 2
Survey Your Employees
Use our survey template to gather structured feedback from your workforce and give your business case credibility with leadership.
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STEP 3
Turn Insights Into Action
Bring your leaders together assess your workforce strengths and gaps and walk away with a focused plan for the year ahead.
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Resources to Help You Make the Case
Resources you can use to build the case and bring others along.