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Topic- Culture Change
Brainstorming for culture change by Kelly A. Stranburg, MEd, CEP, CSCS
At Sharon Towers in Charlotte, North Carolina, we have decided to shift our culture to position our community for continued success. ... We believe that, within Sharon Towers, the time has come to create a significant cultural change that positively impacts well-being for residents, older adults throughout the Charlotte market, and team members. The task force designed to spearhead this initiative has met many times to brainstorm possible answers to questions and what direction we should take even to start.
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"Why change? Why now?" by Kelly A. Stranburg, MEd, CEP, CSCS
We spend our days working with older adults—getting to know them, assessing their needs, mapping out engaging programs—and yet we have conversations that leave us perplexed and frustrated about the future of our industry. It is challenging as staff to predict what will happen. As the director of vitality and well-being at Sharon Towers in Charlotte, North Carolina, I am part of a culture-change team with the directive to strategically position our community for the future. The Journal on Active Aging has invited me to share our organization’s process of culture change with you.
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NuStep's Pinnacle Award winners create cultures of possibility
Wellness is intentional. It’s the result of individuals making choices that help them to grow, enhance health and well-being, and live as fully and vibrantly as possible at any age. A commitment to wellness transforms lives. A culture of wellness transforms organizations. NuStep Inc., whose vision is Transforming Lives, encourages older-adult organizations to adopt and integrate whole-person wellness into their programming and throughout their companies to create cultures that support healthy, active, successful aging. The equipment manufacturer spotlights exceptional efforts with its annual NuStep Pinnacle Award.
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