Wisdom @ work : the making of a modern elder /
Conley, Chip,
Wisdom @ work : the making of a modern elder / Wisdom at work : the making of a modern elder. Chip Conley. - First edition. - xii, 257 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Your vintage is growing in value -- Am I a "mentern"? -- Raw, cooked, burned, repeat -- Lesson 1: evolve -- Lesson 2: learn -- Lesson 3: collaborate -- Lesson 4: counsel -- Rewire, don't retire -- The experience dividend: embracing modern elders in organizations -- The age of the sage.
At age 52, after selling the company he founded and ran as CEO for 24 years, rebel boutique hotelier Chip Conley was looking at an open horizon in midlife. Then he received a call from the young founders of Airbnb, asking him to help grow their disruptive start-up into a global hospitality giant. He had the industry experience, but Conley was lacking in the digital fluency of his 20-something colleagues. He didn't write code, or have an Uber or Lyft app on his phone, was twice the age of the average Airbnb employee, and would be reporting to a CEO young enough to be his son. Conley quickly discovered that while he'd been hired as a teacher and mentor, he was also in many ways a student and intern. What emerged is the secret to thriving as a mid-life worker: learning to marry wisdom and experience with curiosity, a beginner's mind, and a willingness to evolve, all hallmarks of the "Modern Elder."
0525572902 9780525572909
CAREERS 658.4 C Baker & Taylor
2017052982
Career development.
Mentoring.
Older people--Employment.
Organizational learning.
Wisdom.
HD6279 / .C66 2018
658.4/071240846
Wisdom @ work : the making of a modern elder / Wisdom at work : the making of a modern elder. Chip Conley. - First edition. - xii, 257 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Your vintage is growing in value -- Am I a "mentern"? -- Raw, cooked, burned, repeat -- Lesson 1: evolve -- Lesson 2: learn -- Lesson 3: collaborate -- Lesson 4: counsel -- Rewire, don't retire -- The experience dividend: embracing modern elders in organizations -- The age of the sage.
At age 52, after selling the company he founded and ran as CEO for 24 years, rebel boutique hotelier Chip Conley was looking at an open horizon in midlife. Then he received a call from the young founders of Airbnb, asking him to help grow their disruptive start-up into a global hospitality giant. He had the industry experience, but Conley was lacking in the digital fluency of his 20-something colleagues. He didn't write code, or have an Uber or Lyft app on his phone, was twice the age of the average Airbnb employee, and would be reporting to a CEO young enough to be his son. Conley quickly discovered that while he'd been hired as a teacher and mentor, he was also in many ways a student and intern. What emerged is the secret to thriving as a mid-life worker: learning to marry wisdom and experience with curiosity, a beginner's mind, and a willingness to evolve, all hallmarks of the "Modern Elder."
0525572902 9780525572909
CAREERS 658.4 C Baker & Taylor
2017052982
Career development.
Mentoring.
Older people--Employment.
Organizational learning.
Wisdom.
HD6279 / .C66 2018
658.4/071240846