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
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!
N.B. Since publishing this blog the letter to the FT has been published https://bit.ly/3h6Zcew The government, policy leaders and the chair of John Lewis are all worried about the missing millions of the 50+ generation who have left work and don’t intend to return. All sorts of theories are being put forward – some feel … Why are the 50+ generation retiring – is this the reason?
We are delighted to have been asked by a number of media to share our thoughts on issues around the 50+ generation and the future of workforces. See these articles and podcasts
For many professionals and C-Suite executives who are reaching the end of their full-time careers (by choice or otherwise), the thought of spending all their time on the golf course or in the local spa, fills them with dread. Of course, there are those who want to do nothing more than this – they have … Why you need the Bernard Cribbins’ Approach to Consultancy Work!
I recently did a trawl of academics who are looking at ageing workforces and was delighted to find – and then meet – Prof Matt Flynn from Hull University. And I made it a priority to join his seminar last month with Singapore University of Social Sciences looking at this global issue. Here I sum … Ageing Workforces – how do they differ around the world?
