Mar 4, 2018

Upskilling Older Workers + News in Health, Tech

By Lisa LaMagna • Issue #83 • View online

Marketing in 2018 is not marketing in 2008 or 1998.

Marketing automation platforms streamline operations. But we must feed the beast with high quality content. We must be masters of our technology tools. We must own the data. And, we must still be grounded in narrative, design and customer experience.

From Finance to HR to Marketing, upskilling 50+ workers is vital. Below is information and inspiration.

Best wishes, Lisa

UpSkilling Your Team

You Can’t Hire Your Way to the Future.

You can’t hire a digitally savvy workforce all at once, you need to train the people you have. Create a “no person left behind” ethos around technology.

hbr.org • Share

Older Workers Need Digital Training

Employers have an opportunity to challenge assumptions, about older workers’ ambition and capability, and upskill them now, to prevent skill shortages in the future.

age.bitc.org.uk • Share

Age-Friendly Employers

Workers 65+are projected to have fastest rates of labor force growth.

www.nytimes.com • Share

5 Product Management Tools to Streamline a Crazy Job

It’s a hard job with a lot of moving parts—but knowing a few hacks can make it easier.

www.invisionapp.com • Share

Healthcare

Apple to Open Medical Clinics for Employees

Apple is launching a group of health clinics called AC Wellness for its own employees and their families this spring

www.cnbc.com • Share

Uber, for Doctors Visits

Over 100 healthcare organizations in the U.S, including hospitals, clinics, rehab centers, senior care facilities, home care centers, and physical therapy centers are already using Uber Health as a part of the beta program.

www.uber.com • Share

Urine Test for Frailty

Urinary biomarker may determine a person’s physiologic age, and identify people with higher risk of age-associated disease.

www.frontiersin.org • Share

Lifestyle