less of the political, demographic or even generational profile of the leaders that I'm working with. It’s not a matter of whether leaders want to change the way that their organizations are influencing the world, our families, our communities, our economies, it’s a matter of when and how.” Her work is about meeting leaders where
they are, and then helping them make a realistic assessment about whatever their strategic or business imperatives are and finding a way to convince the leaders that innovating and finding a better way of intentionally changing and engaging more authentically with diverse populations is a better way to achieve business and strategic objectives they've already embraced.
Imagine a World in Vibrant Color Ms. Johnson-Cusack will be speaking at the Senior Living Leadership Summit, taking place November 6-8 in Amelia Island, Flor- ida. “I am going to do my very best to help everyone in attendance imagine in vibrant color. I want to help identify ways that the industry can engage more authentically with diverse populations, specifically with a goal to remind participants that everyone can play a part in strengthening families and communities and the economy in the United
“I want to help identify ways that the industry can engage more authentically with diverse populations, specifically with a goal to remind participants that everyone can play a part in strengthening families and communities and the economy in the United States.”
States,” commented Ms. Johnson-Cusack. She is excited by the opportunity to help
those in attendance imagine a better way of attracting new residents and employees who care about strengthening families and communities and the economy. She added, “Just as importantly, I want to help senior living industry leaders begin imagining how we can show policy makers that the industry is continuing to be relevant and current and show policymakers why the senior living in- dustry should continue to be supported in all the myriad ways that the industry needs to be supported.” She observed, “All of the analysis shows
that the demographics of this country are going to become increasingly diverse. And as we age, there will be different kinds of needs and they're going to be more and
more people requiring special kinds of sup- port in ways that might not be best provided at home.”
“I'm going to try my very best to paint the
picture about the why…why there should be a different mindset and a sense of ur- gency for leaders to have a strategy in place to name the different ways that we want to show up,” commented Ms. Johnson-Cusack. “It’s about engaging more authentically with diverse population groups, to attract and retain employees who are going to pro- vide superior service and increase the value of what the senior living industry does and how the industry interacts with population groups that have traditionally not had their family members age in any place other than in the home.”
Gloria is also the co-author of Growing the Elephant - Increasing earned advantage for all, published by Practical Inspiration and available wherever you buy books. The book advances the conversation on DEI to make it more approachable and applicable for everyone to understand and offers a new perspective for readers to consider what the coauthors term “earned and unearned advantages.” She explained, “We all have them - some people have more advantages than others because of who they are and where they are from. But, in this book, we move the conversation forward by encouraging the growth of earned advantages,” as quoted from Bloomberg’s Best Books of 2022 in the category of Model for Success.
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