The phrase of this year has been ‘to pivot’ – along with ‘unprecedented’. And it struck me, pivoting is essentially what people have to do in unretirement. Change direction, try new things, be prepared for some to work and others not to (I am avoiding the word fail here – everything you try will help build a picture for the future).
George Orwell famously wrote: “At 50, everyone has the face he (or she) deserves”.
Last week I joined our Women in Leeds Digital (WiLD) conference – I am lucky enough to chair WiLD – and joined in the three sessions, Be, Build and Belong Digital.
I was recently a panellist on one of the Managing Partners’ Forum excellent webinars, looking at the importance of listening when professionals are trying to win business.
Next-Up is featured in The Times today (Thursday 10 September 2020) on the challenges of early retirement for partners in law firms. We can help partners vision a new future – in our two day workshops with accountants and lawfirms partners transform from being apprehensive and uncertain to 70% being excited about opportunities ahead.
You can watch the recordings of our Raising Finance webinars here.
I wanted here to share one of the biggest challenges that this retirement stage of life poses – and offer insights, if not exactly solutions, to the change in mindset needed if people want to win new roles.
COVID-19 has been the biggest challenge of our working lives. But its impact is only just starting. Firms and corporates are already looking at what next for our business. And inevitably many will be weighing up loyalty to their peers against the need to rethink business models and open up opportunities for younger generations.
In this webinar of 1 May 2020 : Women in Leeds Digital – Future of our Digital world (part of Leeds Digital Festival) – we take a look to the future of our digital workplace. Listen again here
