No age group is as stereotyped as the over 50s. This is the conclusion we have to reach after a learning the shocking extent of age-related discrimination in the workplace. What does this mean for companies, inclusion, and talent management? As of 2020, around 37% of the global workforce is…

How are you managing your career in these times of uncertainty? Some of my clients feel stressed, others are looking for something new, and a few are stuck at the crossroads of stay or go. …

Two out of three workers 45 and older have experienced age discrimination in the workplace. What does that mean if you’re looking for a new career? Age may be just a number for some aspects of life, but in recruitment, it’s a number that looks more like a countdown clock to when you’ll be considered “too old” to work. I hear over and over from job seekers who attest that age discrimination is alive and well…

to help you thrive professionally until retirement….and beyond You’ve worked hard to get where you are professionally. You’ve put in the hours, made sacrifices, and done what it takes to be successful. Now that you’re in the prime of your career, you want to make sure that you’re doing everything…

Your career does not have to decline as you age. In fact, it can be a great opportunity to find fulfillment and keep growing. Once you have been in the workforce for two, three or even four decades, you may not dare to think about changing your career because it seems like the odds are stacked against you. You may be listening to the negative voices taking up rent in your head saying that…

Whether you’re feeling the need for a change of scenery, schedule or job satisfaction, there are many reasons why you may need a midway career reorientation. When it comes to our careers, many of us still think in terms of a linear path. We start at the bottom and work…

Your mid-way career a great opportunity to find your purpose, and in doing so, keep growing. Are you listening to the voices in your head “too experienced, “too expensive”, “the only thing I can do is ____”, Or you might think you’ll just never get your resume past a recruiter. People in their 60++and beyond increasingly want stimulating jobs, and have little desire of quietly and…

Would you like your perspective or work to be different? Try this. Go for a stroll, accompanied by one poem. In our distracted world, poems bring clarity to the cluttered mind. Sadly if you say “poetry” it is often given short shrift or ignored. But, but…. There is something unique…

This question in Quora recently caught my attention, Why do people in their 60’s think they’re not old when they are about 85% through their lives? I seldom meet anyone who will admit to being old. Have you? That question got over 400 comments and many over 60 who replied…