Last week, we celebrated Martin Luther’s King’s birthday. For some, it is a day off from work. For others, a day of service. But for […]
Category: Conversations with Katie
Reflections from 2019
Amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, the scramble to produce year-end reports, close the books, or secure that final donation, makes it […]
What If?
The theme of the recent LeadingAge Annual Conference was “What If?” A simple question urging us to think about new possibilities and alternate viewpoints. What […]
Imagining a Brighter Future
As one of its strategic priorities, LeadingAge has been working to identify solutions to our severe workforce shortage. We are acutely aware of the reality […]
#DearCandidate, Are You Listening?
It’s hard to ignore that we are squarely in the election season. Candidates for offices at all levels of government are announcing, campaigning, and raising […]
Building a Super-Aged World
I’m looking forward to the day when we can refer to the growing global population of older adults and not use the word “catastrophic” to […]
Technology: Defining Health Care in This Century
Health care costs comprise 18% of GDP, a number that has grown exponentially in the last 10 years. In some part, the cost increases are […]
Enthusiasm bordering on Passion
“Of all that a Board member can bring to the governance table, nothing is more important than enthusiasm bordering on passion… merely providing oversight is […]
Let’s Connect, Create, and Contribute
April showers bring May flowers—and Older Americans Month (OAM). Not only does this month-long observance recognize older adults and the role they play in society, […]
The Time is Now: Moving from Theory to Practice
“Who needs theory when you have so much information?”, statistician and writer Nate Silver posed. With a recently released LeadingAge survey of older boomers – […]