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Partner retirement: The hidden risks law firm boards must address
The retirement of senior partners from law firms might seem like a natural progression, but it presents significant governance challenges that boards must actively manage. While partner retirement is inevitable, the associated risks can be substantial if not properly overseen. Law firms, in particular, face unique challenges. Unlike corporate structures, partners are both owners and ... Listening is key to making a success of unretirement...
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Young people are our teachers – making intergenerational work
Living in a multi-/ intergenerational world. Young people are my teachers. I didn’t think it would be this way. When I reached 72, I thought I had learned a thing or two. I went on YouTube as Granny Ronna because I believed I could be helpful to young people who needed virtual hugs, love, and ... Listening is key to making a success of unretirement...
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Is 57 too old to recruit? Not with this headhunter!
I have been a headhunter for the last 30 years, identifying and attracting the best talent for critical roles in a diverse array of businesses, all of whom are aiming to support the delivery of a growth agenda that this country wants and needs. Increasingly, as reported in The Times today (Half of recruiters think ... Listening is key to making a success of unretirement...
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Five generations at work - yes, now!
Five generations – Exciting? Nightmare? Impossible? Opportunity? I have realised all the discussions on this topic are about the challenges, the tensions. I have not heard one person express excitement. Until now. Patrick Dunne and Rebecca Robins have spent six years researching what should be the new norm of five (or six or seven) ... Listening is key to making a success of unretirement...
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Retirement has to come out of the broom cupboard – and it’s starting
Why retirement is a weird concept Only 39% of people retire voluntarily; popular culture holds it out as a time of skipping on beaches with a beaming smile; and yet the reality can be so awful that many experience terrible mental health and a few even take their lives. In professional firms, partners hardly dare ... Listening is key to making a success of unretirement...
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Join our International Speakers Bank
Due to rapid growth, we need to expand our bank of speakers for our workshops. These speakers talk on a range of subjects, including a panel of unretired people sharing what they are doing after full time work, how they worked out what they wanted and what has worked and not. We are particularly looking ... Listening is key to making a success of unretirement...
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Why I changed my mind about Age Discrimination
People aged over 50 say they can’t get jobs. Tens of thousands of them. I used to think these people weren’t helping themselves. But over the last year or two I have changed my mind. It is quite clear to me there is rampant ageism and age discrimination. But what made me change my mind? ... Listening is key to making a success of unretirement...
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Tax and employment rules for 55+ no longer fit for purpose?
As the dust settles on the Election and Labour gets to grip with the reality of governing rather than opposing, there is one issue that needs addressing urgently. That of employing the 50+ generation....
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Are you part of the unretired economy – or using it? Should you be? We need your thoughts!
The unretired economy – is there one, what is it, who is in it and what are the opportunities? I would love your views on this – and please share/comment so we can get this discussed widely. I think most people know I am passionate about using the skills of people who have retired but ... Listening is key to making a success of unretirement...
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