This blog originally appeared on Cranfield School of Management by Professor Ruth Bender and has since been re-written by Ian White. Portfolio and other careers are now common, more and more people want to become non‑executive directors (NEDs). It’s a crowded market where supply heavily outweighs demand and a role that doesn’t suit everyone. Despite … Ten tips to decide if a NED role is really for you
What a week last week was! We launched our online platform and in the middle, I was asked to chair a panel on agetech at the Medtech Innovation Assembly at Nexus, part of the University of Leeds. It was brilliant and my panel truly inspiring – all have created tech to help some of the … Agetech – solving society’s biggest problems of the next century?
Nearly half the workforce will be aged over 50 by 2030*. By this date, the world’s 20 leading economies will have a skills shortage of 100million people**. The cost to businesses will be $100,000 for every unfilled vacancy. We are sitting on an age time bomb. Visionary corporates are ahead of the game. Schneider which … The Age Time Bomb? – are you ready (And when will you be sued for age discrimination?)
I could not believe it. Last week BBC journalist Amol Rajan launched the latest of the BBC’s Rethink series – this one on Rethink Work. And right from the start, here we went again. In his introduction he talked about “Ageing populations needing care”and then“For an older generation who have opted out of the labour … STOP! Enough of the urban myth about 50+ generation
We are privileged to work with many global thought leaders looking at age and how we make the most of our increasing years. One of these is the wonderful Avivah Wittenberg-Cox – you can find out more about Avivah in the podcast she did with Next-Up CEO Victoria Tomlinson. In this article which appeared on … Gender Balancing Midlife
The world is waking up. Your older employees have value, not just IN your organisation but also OUTSIDE of it, once they have retired. But what should relationships with former employees or partners look like? And how do you create that relationship through a alumni? In this blog I want to look at partners in … 13 steps to maximise the value of your former employees/alumni
The 50+ generation has never been so popular. This weekend Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said that for this generation to go back to work was so vital to the economy it should be seen in the same light as charity work and giving back. I have to say, it felt a patronising … The best 11 ways to retain your 50+ employees
A year ago, I gave a TEDx talk, A generation of Wasted Talent. It has had 21k views. In it, I argued that we are wasting the talent of people aged over 50. In this blog I want to share why this generation is written off at work, the impact – and what employers need … Now is the greatest time to be 50+. I think!
My name is Dr Jonathan Lloyd. I am a psychotherapist in private practice working with individuals, couples, groups, businesses and schools. I’m also a director of the International Attachment Network (IAN) a charity based in over 40 countries with a purpose of promoting Attachment Theory training. I’ve been asked to write a few words on … Some thoughts on Attachment Theory & Retirement
