Collaborating with Minors in Major Ways
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What’s the big deal
about collaborating with teens in the workplace and in organizations?
Only your bottom line, reputation, millions of dollars and the satisfaction of diverse stakeholders.
Get to work expanding intergenerational collaboration in the most extreme way: with permanent structures that establish long-term roles for those under age 18.
Why Aren’t We Doing This!
Collaborating with Minors in Major Ways
After interviewing more than 80 CEOs, program managers and teens, the authors provide compelling and provocative reasons why. Hear the voices of teens, nearly-retired and everyone in between guiding you as you formulate a plan for your own organization or work team.
In addition to an honest and engaging narrative, this inspiring book features reasons, commitments, strategies and techniques in an organized way so you can be effective during every stage of youth infusion.
16 Reasons + 16 Commitments + 116 Quotes + 160 pages = $16
Consider the words of these teens:
“An entire community that makes up our world…is not being accurately included.”
“I am not becoming. I’m a full human being with thoughts and creativity and wisdom to offer.”
Young people get it, and it’s about time everyone else does too! Actually over 50 visionary leaders featured in Why Aren’t We Doing This! get it. These forward-thinkers recognize who’s been missing and now embed minors in major ways in the heart of their organizations. Proponents call these youth-infused teams “irreplaceable.”
“Investing in the active participation of young people is not just a choice, but an imperative”
CEO of environment education nonprofit
When you and your organization are ready to move ahead (or before), learn what works from hundreds of insights gleaned through interviews, on-the-ground research, personal experiences and more. Hear the voices of part-time teen employees, nearly-retired and everyone in between guiding you as you formulate a plan for lasting, youth infusion in your community organization, nonprofit or even mammoth government agency.
Book Table of Contents:
Open Your Mind PART I: Justifying Why You Should Do This PART II: Tearing Down Walls PART III: Molding Architecture and Attitudes PART IV: Recruiting Your interGEN Workforce PART V: Coaching and Co-Piloting PART VI: Maintaining the Momentum of Youth Infusion
Coauthors 19-year-old Denise Webb and 73-year-old Wendy Schaetzel Lesko share their deep experiences with intergenerational interdependence along with over 80 senior executives, program managers and teens, as they describe ways to navigate this groundbreaking terrain.
- 16 major reasons to bring minors in-house
- 16 organizational commitments to tap the teen knowledge bank
- 30+ strategies to recruit a truly representative teen cohort
- 24 communication techniques that show respect for all
- Nuggets of practical advice, activities and key points include:
- Tools to reveal biases and assess your organization’s innovative spirit
- Who are the “unseen” youths, where to find them and why you need to include them now – more than ever
- What not to say to teens (and to, well, just about anyone!)
- How to work with HR and compliance experts to develop safe policies to protect minors, adult staff and your organization
- Tips for teen-sensitive onboarding, energized meetings and welcoming work environments
16 Arguments to Bring Minors In-House
1 ACT ON THE MORAL IMPERATIVE NOW!
2 UNLOCK THE KNOWLEDGE OF “NON-EXPERTS”
3 ELEVATE THE RIGHTS OF THOSE UNDER 18
4 SEIZE THIS BRIEF WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
5 EXTEND TRUSTWORTHINESS
6 BROADEN REPRESENTATION
7 EMBRACE AUDACITY
8 EXPLORE INTERSECTIONALITY
9 TAP TECH SAVVY AND OTHER SKILLS
10 BE COST-EFFECTIVE
11 REDUCE BURDEN ON STAFF
12 REIGNITE ONE’S PERSONAL COMMITMENT
13 REACH NEW CONSTITUENCIES
14 INTRODUCE MORE DEMOCRATIC PRACTICES
15 BUILD A SUCCESSION PLAN
16 NURTURE HABITS OF LIFELONG CIVIC PARTICIPATION
The above excerpt is from Why Aren’t We Doing This!
Collaborating with Minors in Major Ways
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