What can fifty-somethings bring of value to companies that are mostly staffed and led by twenty-somethings? How about vice versa? The comibination provides a needed blending of depth with up-to-the-minute currency.
Chip Conley, a long-time hotelier (Joie de Vivre Hospitality) and author (Peak; The Rebel Rules; Emotional Equations), was hired at 52 by the drastically youthful, disruptive startup Airbnb to be its Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy. He found he was simultaneously an intern learning the digital ropes and a seasoned veteran mentoring the company’s leadership. Expanding beyond the traditional Silicon Valley role of “executive whisperer,” Conley led the company’s focus on its countless hosts worldwide. His new book, Wisdom @ Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, makes the case for intergenerational savvy in organizations and explores what it takes to become a useful elder these days. A jolt of rejuvenation comes with the job. "The Modern Elder and the Intergenerational Workplace," Chip Conley, SFJAZZ Center, Hayes Valley, San Francisco, 7pm, Wednesday March 13. The show starts promptly at 7:30pm. To be sure of a seat: • Long Now Members <https://longnow.org/membership/> can use the discount code on the Conley Seminar page to reserve 2 free seats <http://longnow.org/seminars/02019/mar/13/modern-elder-and-intergenerational-workplace/>. • You can purchase tickets for $25 each <http://longnow.org/seminars/02019/mar/13/modern-elder-and-intergenerational-workplace/>. • Seminar at SFJAZZ Center <http://www.sfjazz.org/visit/directions> 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 • Tune into the live stream <http://longnow.org/live/> for Long Now Members at 7:30 PT - become a member <https://longnow.org/membership/> for just $8 a month. Share this talk: Chip Conley, "The Modern Elder and the Intergenerational Workplace" Long Now talk on 3/14 https://bit.ly/2GIAjC4 <https://bit.ly/2GIAjC4> Talks coming up: April 2 - Jeff Goodell, The Water Will Come <http://longnow.org/seminars/02019/apr/02/water-will-come/> June 24 - Mariana Mazzucato, Rethinking Value <http://longnow.org/seminars/02019/jun/24/rethinking-value/> July 22 - Marcia Bjornerud, Timefulness <http://longnow.org/seminars/02019/jul/22/timefulness/> High-quality videos of the talks and other benefits (such as priority tickets) are available to Long Now members. Membership, which starts at $8/month ($96/year), helps support the series and other Long Now projects. Joinable here <https://longnow.org/membership/>. This is one of a monthly series of Seminars About Long-term Thinking (SALT) organized by The Long Now Foundation. Free audio of all previous talks are available for download here <http://longnow.org/seminars/> (or stay up to date with the podcast here <http://longnow.org/seminars/podcast/>). You'll find a range of long-term thinking items on our Blog <http://blog.longnow.org/> (RSS <http://feeds.feedburner.com/longnow>). If you would like to be notified by email (like this one) of forthcoming talks, go here <http://list.longnow.org/mailman/listinfo/salt> to sign up online. Any questions, contact Danielle Engelman at Long Now -- 415-561-6582 x1 <tel:415-561-6582%20x1> or danie...@longnow.org <mailto:danie...@longnow.org>. You are welcome to forward this note to anyone you think might be interested. --Stewart Brand s...@longnow.org ----- The Long Now Foundation -- http://longnow.org/ <http://longnow.org/> Seminars & downloads -- http://longnow.org/seminars/ <http://longnow.org/seminars/> Interval Events -- http://theinterval.org/events/ <http://theinterval.org/events/> •Twitter <https://twitter.com/longnow> - up to the minute info on tickets and events •Long Now Blog <http://blog.longnow.org/> - daily updates on events and ideas •Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/longnow> - stay in touch through our fan page
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