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The New World of Work
This week we’re reading Kerry Hannon’s book, “In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work.” An AARP Work and Jobs Expert, she provides a road map for older workers navigating a post-pandemic workplace.We think that in today’s internet-driven world you should always be publishing, Kerry is a testament to that; writing, […]
Future Of Work
This week we’re talking about the new PBS series “Future of Work.” The series explores the monumental changes in the workplace and the long-term impact on workers, employers, educators and communities. If employment is part of the American Dream will the future provide opportunities for jobs that sustain families and the nation? The New Industrial […]
The Super Age
This week we’re pleased to announce that The Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny, the upcoming book by demographic futurist Bradley Schurman is now available to preorder.In his book Schurman explains the coming Super Age—when there will be more people older than sixty-five than those younger than eighteen—and explores what it could mean for our […]
Saying No – The Empowered Refusal
It’s really OK to say no.We wrote in our book that as you put yourself out there in the world you will likely become the target for interested parties that aren’t a fit. These are people who have an interest in what you’re doing and perhaps would like to “brainstorm” some ideas with you. We suggest […]
I Quit! The Great Resignation
This week we’ve been reading the tsunami of news about the 4 million Americans a month who have been leaving their jobs. It seems the pandemic has left many questioning the unhealthy “hustle” of staying at their jobs. The math just doesn’t add up for them. It’s called “The Great Resignation.” In the New Yorker, Cal […]
Navigating Transitions
This week we’re catching up with our colleagues at the Modern Elder Academy. Founder Chip Conley has spent the past 4 years building a “midlife wisdom school.” Our experience is that it’s a real game changer if you’re going through a transition in your life. And who isn’t? Disclaimer: Chip is an investor and […]
100 Rejections
This week we’re celebrating rejection and failure. Are we crazy? Probably, but there’s something to be said for trying and trying again. Have you applied for a job in the last 20 years? Most job seekers report hearing absolutely nothing. A rejection at least says there is possibility. Then we’re inspired by a true mentor-mentee […]
Fairness and Equity at Work
This week we’re talking about the role equity, diversity, and inclusion programs are having on the modern workplace. Slapping a rainbow, #BLM, or #MeToo banner on a corporate logo once a year is not cutting it for employees who are having an ever greater voice in how they are represented. Fairness is where it’s at. Speaking […]
Business As Usual And Slowing Down
This week we’re talking about the joyful moments in the documentary Summer of Soul, which tells the story of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Questlove, of the Roots and music director for the Tonight Show, directed the buzzy film. Listen to how the past year and making the film changed him. Even he’s surprised.And, did […]
Your Mental Health
Before we headed off on vacation we were thinking about the role our mental health plays in our career and life planning. If we learned anything in the past year it was that we needed to check in with ourselves to see how we were mentally and then zoom in on those things that […]
Keep New Habits
This week, in the heat of summer, we’re talking about new habits formed during (you know what) and if any of them are worth saving. Then John Tarnoff calls for a LinkedIn Mission Statement. And when they’re good we throw in a few events worth attending and tools to drive change. Please let us know what […]
Working Too Much
This week we’re talking about how so many of us are returning to a radically different workplace. Read how some companies are reinventing their requirements for where and how their teams work together. And then we’re asking the question, “Wasn’t all this tech supposed to help us work less, not more?” Speaking of change and reinvention, […]
Are You Paying Attention?
“If you don’t pay appropriate attention to what has your attention, it will take more of your attention than it deserves.”― David Allen, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity We refer to David Allen’s books and methods in our workshops and quote him extensively in our book. You might say he’s a fountain of […]
Your TikTok Resume
“Users can post a TikTok video resume to the site rather than a traditional resume. The idea is for users to give an elevator pitch or work experience summary via the video in a unique way.” If you’ve been suffering through Zoom job interviews in the past year and a half, what’s next might just […]
Self-Belief is a Superpower
“Lockdowns may have eroded people’s swagger, but research suggests there are ways to remedy the situation.” In a recent Guardian story “Why self-belief is a superpower that can be harnessed,” Ian Robertson writes that the words we say to ourselves shape our attention, which controls our emotions, and the result is confidence – or lack […]
Retirement at 100
What’s Good For You is Good for Your FriendsYou probably subscribed to our newsletter because you have a curiosity about work and life transitions. You may have attended one of our events, or read our book, or were referred by a friend. How about sharing the love? Consider forwarding this email to your friends or […]
Leading with Empathy and Allyship
“My executive coach told me once if I ever need a project where I could use a whole bunch of badass women in tech, she knows them because there are so many women who are laid off after the age of 50.”- Melinda Briana Epler, Founder and CEO of Change Catalyst, Host Empathy and Allyship PodcastChange […]
A Chance to Start Over
“…life’s ordinary patterns have paused for millions of people. In these last weeks and months before something resembling normality returns, we might ask ourselves, “What do I want ‘normal’ to look like?” Then, we can start preparing for a new and better normal than what we took for granted until a year ago.”Could this be a […]
What’s Wrong With the Way We Work?
“Once we may have left our work behind, today we take it with us…. Our working life is woven, warp across weft, into the texture of our domestic existence.”Richard Donkin, Author of “Blood, Sweat, and Tears”In the New Yorker Jill Lepore reports on the history of work in America and how we find ourselves shifting […]
The Anatomy of a Transition
“The transitions of middle age have a different flavor and cadence than those in our youth. We know ourselves better. We are more selective.” Our colleagues at the Modern Elder Academy have just published “The Anatomy of a Transition.” Authors Jeff Hamaoui and Kari Henley have put into words their experiences and findings from the […]
Women Reentering the Workforce
“I don’t know what I expected, but the inability to call out my resume gap (on LinkedIn) was immediately apparent. I had typed in “mom” into the blank space of the job title category, and I was surprised and disappointed to find that homemaker was the only option that popped up, which, of course, is […]
Post-Traumatic Growth
“We can come to appreciate life in new ways, build new relationships and connections, develop new hobbies and learning opportunities, identify strengths, and perhaps even find some spiritual change.” Dr. Michael Wilkes explains that people can experience post-traumatic growth from such experiences. Wilkes, a regular contributor to KCRW, is Professor of Medicine at the University of […]
A New You Now
“You can behave ‘as if’ you are the person you want to be. Pretty soon, you might find that it is you.” – Richard Wiseman, “The As If Principle” Psychology professor at the University of HertfordshireIn the New York Times, author Olga Khazan, a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of “Weird: The Power of […]
Writing For Discovery
“Keeping a diary is about paying attention to my life and then paying attention to what I pay attention to.” – Austin Kleon Author Mike Monteiro told us “Write about what you do.” His intention was to encourage writing as a way of exploring what you are doing more closely and to tell the world what you’re doing. If you can’t […]
Designing Your 100-Year Life
“The paradox of change is that the only way to alter the way we think is by doing the very things our habitual thinking keeps us from doing.” – Herminia IbarraLast week we participated in a very engaging and insightful conversation with Herminia Ibarra, an organizational behavior professor at London Business School and author of […]
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