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The Total View
A Blueprint for Success

January 8, 2003
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-- The old gray employee ain't what he used to be!
-- Young minds, old bodies
-- Sometimes it just wasn't meant to be
-- New! CoachView is now available for the Coach and the Employee
-- There's still time to register -
-- FREE audio tape from WJJZ interview.
-- Featured Book
-- Boosting morale is more important than ever
-- "There was not one minute that was not useful"

Greetings!

One solution, One HUGE price tag!

Retaining older workers longer is one necessary solution to the filling (or postponing) of vacancies in the workforce. But older workers will dramatically increase the cost of labor.

The old gray employee ain't what he used to be!
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Did you know that people over age 50 are responsible for 58% of all healthcare resources and consume 74% of all prescription drugs?

Even though we have observed great advances in extending the quality of life for many individuals well into their 80s and 90s, advancing age is still associated with an increase in the number of health conditions that can lead to disability and chronic diseases.

What are the implications of retaining older workers?

Young minds, old bodies
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The 65 and over segment of the population will grow more than 80% and represent 21% of the population by 2030, compared with 13% today.

They also account for 36% of total national healthcare expenditures and 50% of all days in the hospital.

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Sometimes it just wasn't meant to be
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Dieting and even liposuction isn't enough to change them into 90-pound darlings of floor mats and balance beams.

Many organizations hired teams of sumo wrestlers to do yesterday's work. Today they expect these employees to be gymnasts -

No business has ever made money with employees who couldn't do their job. Read more in the January 2003 issue of Labor Storm Alert

New! CoachView is now available for the Coach and the Employee
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Is his or her leadership style Democratic or Commanding? Does he approach change forcefully or accomodating? Will they appear reluctant or assured in front of others?

CoachView reports are based on the proven and reliable TotalView five-factor personality model. CoachView reports are delivered to the protege and to the manager/coach. The coach's version includes coaching tips for each personality trait.

To receive a FREE sample report, click here and request CoachView in the comment box.

There's still time to register -
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- but you need to act fast. If you or your managers have been heard saying:

1. If I want something done right, I need to do it myself. 2. What do I have to do around here for anyone to pay attention to what I'm saying? 3. We wouldn't have problems getting our work done if our employees would just use their heads to think. 4. If other people would only get out of my way and let me do my job, I could get my work done. 5. I'm a pretty good manager considering the quality of employees I have to work with. 6. What was wrong with the way we used to do it? 7. Employees today just don't have the same work ethic as when I started here. 8. Why do I need to say "thank you"? Isn't paying them to do their jobs good enough? If you answered "yes", it's not too late to register for Managing to Excel 2003 beginning February 19, 2003 at The Lancaster Chamber. Call us today at 717.656.4632 to register or receive the complete schedule.