The benefits of mature workers – is 8 enough?
We recently heard a seasoned career coach review eight benefits that the mature worker brings to the table. After reviewing it, we notice that, by no means, is this an exhaustive list intended to be the one, definitive, complete list.
Mostly likely not all of these observations will apply to you and, more important, you can probably add (at least) a few more yourself.
So, the eight great are:
Business acumen – Beyond their specifc jobs skills, mature workers have been around enough to know, understand and appreciate the impact that day-to-day work has on a business.
Good judgment – It should go without saying.
Learned through life – You learn a lot about business through your non-work life experiences as well.
Reliability – This seems to be a consistent thread among older workers. We agree — we’re more reliable.
Sense of loyalty, commitment and purpose – It could be a generational thing, but mature workers have been proven to be more loyal to their work and to their employers.
Sense of self and clear priorities – All that experience helps an older worker separate the wheat from the chaff to set realistic priorities.
Strong work ethic – We probably learned that from our parents – aka “the greatest generation.”
Wisdom based on work and life experience – Wisdom is where you find it and, if you’re paying attention, you can find it anywhere.
Those were her eight. As we said earlier, we’re confident that there are probably more. If you probably know more yourself.
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