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N.O.P.E.: National Organization of Pissed Off Elders

Monday Oct 26 2009

By Jim Selman | Bio

I want to create a new organization to stamp out stupidity and indifference and restore common decency and goodwill into society. I think I'll call it the National Organization of Pissed-Off Elders (N.O.P.E.).

What’s pissing us off?

A lot more than just ‘aging’ issues like Social Security, pharmaceuticals and our sex lives.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Fearless Aging

Tagged with: aging bureaucrats capitalism common_sense compassion customer_service decency drag_race elders freedom goodwill ideology nope politics power principles scooters sex slogan social_security zoomers

Going to the Elders

Wednesday Aug 20 2008

Companies and organizations across North America are looking to retirees as part-time or temporary workers. Hewlett Packard is reaching out in a different way to capitalize on the power of its former employees. In this year's annual gathering of HP retirees, chief executive Mark Hurd asked people to get involved in volunteer sales, join local alumni clubs, speak up about legislative issues the company cares about and represent Hewlett-Packard in philanthropic and community events. Third-party endorsements and word of mouth can generate goodwill for the company that will help it achieve its goals.

With the emphasis on participation being its own reward, it will be interesting to see how former HP employees, some of whom 'built' Silicon Valley, respond. Other high-tech companies like IBM, Intel and Xerox have similar networks of retirees, but their loyalty is often focused on particular communities of practice or projects rather than the company.Considering that many retirees have spent much of their working lives, if not all, with one company, such calls for institutional loyalty are being closely watched.

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Written by eldering at News

Tagged with: company goodwill participation retirees

Christmas 2006

Sunday Dec 24 2006

Christmas is just about here, then the ramp up for New Year’s Eve and the post-holiday recovery. I am looking at the Christmas cards we’ve received and thinking about what to say that hasn’t been said a hundred ways already at this time of year. “Peace on Earth, Goodwill toward Men” seems to pretty much capture the point of Christ’s message, but then it also captures the message of Mohammed, Buddha, a bunch of Hindu Gurus, most Jews, Zoroaster, and just about everyone I know. So why is there so little peace and not a lot of goodwill?[Read More]

Written by Jim Selman at Wisdom in Action
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Tagged with: action goodwill peace possibility responsibility