We’re all aware that each generation tends to live longer than the ones before, and we might have noticed also that each generation looks and acts younger at a particular age than previous generations at that same age. Yet our mindset about what it means to be 30, 40, 50, 60, and beyond tends to […]
Viewing the Future through Youth-Colored Glasses
In a recent piece on Forbes, Jason Nazar speculates on the future of business and entrepreneurship. I agree with many of his points, but I think his biases color his judgment on some points, particularly regarding age. His fourth point reveals how ingrained ageism is in our society, to the point where stereotypes linger despite […]
Your Social Edge
Whether you’re thinking of re-careering or starting a business, or you just want to rev up your existing career or business, recent trends point to a way 50+ women especially can capitalize on their strengths. Online recruiter Jobvite has reported that 94% of recruiters use or plan to use social media to find candidates. Although […]
Work Reimagined Pledge
Most of us know that the stereotypes about 50+ workers are usually the opposite of the truth: We actually have lower absentee rates and greater job performance and problem-solving ability, largely due to experience—on the job and in life. But employers who consciously or unconsciously believe the stereotypes won’t hire the workers who would prove […]
A Space for All of Us
City officials in Vienna, Austria, have been taking a novel approach to urban planning for almost two decades: asking people how they use the city, then redesigning public spaces and housing based on actual needs. The impetus for this is an official policy approach called gender mainstreaming, which the city uses to take gender equality […]
One Secret of Graceful Aging
or Some Things Just Don’t Work the Way They Used To By Sidra L. Stone, Ph.D. The war was over and the big day had finally arrived. My mother and I took the subway to Manhattan to a fine department store for my first pair of really special shoes. They were perfectly delicious—a luxuriously soft […]
The Triple Bottom Line
More and more companies are recognizing that an investment in employee well-being is an investment in sustainable success. This goes right along with the trend toward green business practices, which consumers actively look for when choosing among companies to patronize. In other words, sustainable business in the 21st century is one that meets what I’ve […]
Looking Forward
Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks recently wrote an op-ed piece for the New York Times about his upcoming 80th birthday, The Joy of Old Age. (No Kidding.) I highly recommend that you read it in its entirety. His closing resonated with me in particular, and I just have to share it with you in its […]
Creativity from Chaos
Chaos is a friend of mine. —Bob Dylan Our world is in the midst of chaos and uncertainty, as discontinuous change tosses even the strongest of us on its waves. Destruction hits us from all fronts, from natural disasters to economic ones. Spending time and energy to think creatively right now may seem crazy, even […]
It’s All in Your Mind
By now you’ve probably heard about Melissa Nelson, who was fired from her job as a dental assistant because her boss, James Knight, worried he would have an affair with her. Not because she was interested in having an affair with him but because she was attractive. But that’s not even the worst of it. […]
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