Changing Aging

For our readers around the country who are attending next week’s American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) annual meeting in Orlando, we invite you to stop by the 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. session on Tuesday with Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts; Ecumen’s regional director Janet Green and Michele Holleran of Holleran Consulting.

Their panel discussion is entitled “Leadership and Culture Transformation.”  Janet will share how Ecumen’s Emmanuel Community in Detroit Lakes, Minn., reduced staff turnover from 100% to 7.2%.  Kathryn will discuss leadership that empowers.  Michele recently authored a AAHSA white paper based on her experiences observing life at Ecumen communities.  The leadership themes she pinpoints as critical to transformation are:  

- Transparency
- Trustworthiness
- Connectivity
- Accountability
- Empowerment
- Optimism 

Hope to see you in Orlando.