July Learning Lab

October 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The following Learning Lab sessions are currently being offered:

Two-day Workshop: July 18th and 19th, 2013; 8:30 AM–4:00 PM

Follow-up Breakfast: August 16th, 2013; 7:30 AM–10:00 AM

Workshop Location:

Conference Center@ Rio Salado College

2323 W. 14th Street
Tempe, AZ 85281

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Learning Lab Cost:

$40 for Experience Matters Members/$140 for Non-members

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To learn more about the Learning Lab, contact Eric Dayton,  602.973.2212 x 235.

 

Get Ready: Engage Experienced Talent in Your Organization

Did you know that Maricopa County has the 4th largest population of people aged 46-64 in the country? These people are experienced, educated and seeking personal and professional growth. They also have an unprecedented amount of spare time and want to use it to support their communities. This presents a huge opportunity for your organization to find and engage their time and talents in achieving your mission.

The question is: how?

The Learning Lab is a two-day training recommended for volunteer managers, human resources staff, executive directors and board members who want to learn how to do more with less by tapping into such a rich pool of talent. With experienced trainers, dynamic presentations, engaging discussions and hands-on activities drawn from the latest research and proven best practices, the Learning Lab will help you learn:

  • To begin shifting organizational culture in preparation for engaging community talent.
  • Who people aged 46-64 are today and what motivates them to connect and contribute.
  • Key strategies for creating compelling engagement opportunities that link your organization’s mission with interests and skills.
  • To create a marketing action plan and effective recruitment materials.
  • Useful strategies for managing an intergenerational workforce.
  • Effective management practices that can be applied throughout your organization.

The Learning Lab is a program developed by Coming of Age.

Day 1, Session 1: Understanding Today’s 50+ Adults

Learning Outcomes:

    • Identify methods for managing change
    • Discover the four generational cohort differences
    • Explore traditionalist and boomer work styles
    • Explain the changing paradigm of 50+ civic engagement

 

Day 1, Session 2: Creating Compelling Opportunities

Learning Outcomes:

    • Understand that compelling opportunities balance organizational and individual needs
    • Demonstrate at least three strategies for developing compelling opportunities to attract 50+ workers
    • Apply strategies to create new opportunities and enrich existing ones.

 

Day 2, Session 3: Marketing Your Opportunities

Learning Outcomes:

    • Understand marketing techniques geared to people 50+
    • Develop a high-impact compelling message to promote your opportunity(ies)
    • Complete an organizational assessment to increase awareness of your organization’s strengths and challenges in engaging people 50+

 

Day 3, Session 4: Cultivating and Retaining Volunteers

Learning Outcomes:

  • Explain cultivation strategies
  • Increase awareness of aspects of your management style that impact retention
  • Learn new management strategies
  • Develop a plan to create change in your organization
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Explore Your Future Workshop

June 1, 2011 By

This four session workshop series gives those 50+ a unique opportunity to consider “what’s next” in their lives. It is a hands-on learning experience that focuses on helping participants create a vision for making their future satisfying and rewarding.

Session I

What Has Influenced Me?

In this session, participants reflect on what has meant most to them in their lives and brought the greatest fulfillment. Through activities and discussions, they begin to plan for the future by exploring:

  • The people and events that have influenced them
  • Their lives’ themes and patterns
  • Strategies for managing transitions

Session II

Who Am I Now? 
Through self-discovery and assessment, participants identify where they are in their lives and what skills and talents they have. In the session, they explore:

  • Passions and interests
  • Individual gifts and strengths
  • Dreams and aspirations not truly realized

Session III

How Can I Realize My Dreams?
Once participants gain more self-awareness, they address practical ways to align their values, passions and gifts by learning:

  • Creative techniques for generating life options
  • Strategies to fuse passion, purpose and personal strengths
  • Ways to imagine potential

Session IV

How Do I Create an Engaged Life?

In this final session, participants develop individual action plans based on:

  • Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely (SMART) goals
  • Real and perceived challenges
  • Resources to help them reach their goals

Explore Your Future Facilitator

 

Georgianna Marie

Founder, The GMarie Group

From 1996 – 2011, Georgianna Marie was the President and CEO of The GMarie Group (GMG), a training and development consulting firm, specializing in custom learning development for Fortune 500 companies. Georgianna (“G”) began the business as the next step in an already successful career as an instructional designer and training department director with such companies as The American Compensation Association, American Express and New West Eyeworks.

In 2011, G stepped down as CEO and is now acting Founder of the company, gradually transitioning out of the day-to-day operations of the organization, while beginning an exploration of her own “Encore” career. During this transition, G is taking part in a variety of endeavors, including playing several roles at Experience Matters, like:

  • authoring a blog for transitioning boomers for the organization’s quarterly newsletter (E-Zine)
  •  being a member of the organization’s transition board
  • designing and developing several training courses about exploring interests and passions in the second half of life
  • being an active Explore Your Future facilitator

In addition to her work with Experience Matters, G is a certified yoga instructor and engages in a variety of physical fitness activities, including competitive ballroom dancing, Pilates, hiking and bike-riding. She is married and has a 16 year-old son.

G has a Masters’ Degree in Education, with an emphasis on Adult Learning and Instructional Design, from ASU. She also holds an MA in Psychology from Pepperdine University, and an undergraduate degree in English from Whittier College.

EYF Workshop for February 2013:

Tuesdays from 6-8PM, Feb 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th.

 

EYF Workshop Location:

Disability Empowerment Center

5025 East Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034

 

Cost: 

$75 for Experience Matters Members

$125 for Non-Members

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Explore Your Future Application

Please fill out this short form to register for our Explore Your Future Workshop. Thank You For Your Interest!
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