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Wisdom @ work : the making of a modern elder / Chip Conley.

By: Publisher: New York : Currency, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, [2018]Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 257 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0525572902
  • 9780525572909
Other title:
  • Wisdom at work : the making of a modern elder
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4/071240846 23
LOC classification:
  • HD6279 .C66 2018
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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."
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HD6279 .C66 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001509941

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."

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