Hiring and Leading Creative Activities Staff

Posted Feb 01, 2012

Written by Friendship Village lifestyles director Michael McCann and appearing in LivingAge Magazine

What type of person has the skill set to strategically plan for the future, concentrate on the here and now and make an impact on individuals as well as a community? It may be a CEO, but it is also an activities professional.

It takes a special person to work in activities. Activities associates have to be artists—able to create something from nothing. Their job goes beyond listing things to do on a calendar. Activities associates take a leading role in creating a community’s culture through programming opportunities. They have to act as counselors, spiritual guides, teachers, mentors, fitness gurus, and pop culture and current events experts. Activities people are creative at the core. Their qualities include:..

Click here to read more of Michael McCann's feature story as it appears in LeadingAge Magazine.

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