Entries Tagged as 'leadership'

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Podcast: Retirement Brain Drain

I came across this podcast on BusinessWeek that talks about the upcoming brain drain that will occur as skilled mature employees retire in greater numbers. While the podcast is focused on the employer’s need to prepare for the exodus of skilled workers, it repeatedly mentions the value of mature workers including:

The body of knowledge that […]

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Filling the leadership gap

Here’s an article from the Boston Globe that explains the value of hiring mature workers for strategic leadership roles. What’s really interesting is the belief that because workers are healthier and working longer, the impending worker shortage may be totally blown out of proportion. The more immediate need is to fill the leadership gap […]