We are very excited to be collaborating with CPS Human Resources Services in offering our Workforce/Succession Planning Program!

This is a program that Karen and I developed and CPS has decided is worthy of integrating into their curriculum offerings. By collaborating with CPS we are greatly expanding our marketing efforts by taking advantage of the excellent relationship that CPS has established the public sector agencies. Obviously we are VERY excited undertaking this collaboration and look forward to a mutually successful future.

More information can be obtained regarding this exciting new effort by visiting the CPS website.

Karen Arnold was recently featured in an e-zine article on Succession Planning! The article appeared in “hcPro” a healthcare compliance company that has extensive information on the web and caters specifically to the healthcare community. After establishing some quick facts concerning the healthcare industry (like 40% of the nursing workforce will be older than 50 by 2010).

The article then goes on to outline a six-step plan for successful succession planning, which is where Karen’s expertise comes into play. FutureDecisions not only works with Baby Boomers anticipating retirement but also public and private agencies that are in need of workforce/succession planning expertise.

To view the article follow this link: hcpro. If you want to view the entire article you need to subscribe to hcPro or purchase the article.

Recently a friend purchased a DVD for us at Tower. The title is “The Open Road - America Looks at Aging”. It is a fascinating 60 minutes that was originally aired on PBS in 2005, it was filmed in 2004.

If you have a chance to view it we would highly recommend doing so. It chronicles several individuals who are just approaching retirement and those that have been retired for quite some time. Because it was filmed in 2004 it is slightly dated but worth viewing non-the-less. Many interesting facts and figures are presented in the film some of which we shall share in this blog in the future. One worth noting, in our eyes at least, is this one; by 2030 39 States in the United States will have as many retiree residents as Florida does today. Interesting food for thought.

We recently attended a Baby Boomer conference and one of the featured speakers was Mollie Katzen the author of the well-known Moosewood Cookbook. Mollie had many interesting tidbits of information to share but the ONE that we wanted to share is the fact that obesity will soon replace tobacco as the number 1 preventable cause of death in the United States!We all know that obesity can slow us down a bit but we really need to take notice when obesity is about to take over tobacco in the death count column. Those few extra pounds not only detract from our appearance but they can also kill us! Next time you start to eat that donut, slice of pie, or whatever, think about it in terms of lighting up a cigarette, it may give you enough pause to reconsider whether you REALLY want to eat it.Some healthy eating habits suggested by Mollie:

• Eat lots of fruits and vegetables
• Say yes to good fats
• Say yes to good carbs
• Choose healthy proteins
• Stay hydrated
• Alcohol in moderation
• Take a multi-vitamin everyday no matter what your eating habits
• Eat mindfully, enjoy your food

Nothing new here we know but good advice nonetheless and worth repeating.