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Christmas is traditionally a time of good cheer, generosity of spirit and celebration. Sadly, for some people, it is also the only real time they spend, thinking about their life and whether it is turning out as they want. This time of reflection can have a damaging...

The David Brent caricature of leadership is outdated and irrelevant, right? Sadly, wrong. There are thousands of DBs out there, ridiculed / pitied / distrusted by their teams. Are you one of them? Definitions of management and leadership - and the difference between...

I recently attended the fifth annual FutureSouth conference, in the South of England. This excellent conference brought together thought leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs, all sharing the aim of making the world we live in more sustainable. I have made a long-term...

When people build a house, some form of protection, they wouldn't dream of tackling the job without a plan. So why is it that so many people tackle their everyday challenges, with no protective plans in place at all? In this piece, I will set out what my experience...

Why bother employing anyone 50+? By 2050, over 50% of the UK population will be 50 years of age and older. Yet those over 50 only comprise a maximum of 30% of the working population (OECD figures) and that figure is set to dwindle sharply. In this, one of a series of...

We all know of the adage "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". When you stop to think about it, however, this is just plain silly. When it is applied to older people, and highly-experienced older workers in particular, however, it is just plain insulting. It does,...

I have written previously about the term "ticking time-bomb", when used to refer to the anticipated economic difficulties which a large (or even majority) population of people aged 50+ becomes a real issue, with pension payments outstripping the taxation levels...

Leaders and managers can be too caught up in concerns about HR legal red tape to adopt a mature approach to workforce management. Age Management is a positive move, which recognises expertise. It's only ageism when done badly. Many companies in the UK are afraid of...

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter” Mark Twain Sadly, for most older people in work in the UK, it does matter ... but perhaps not always to them.  The age for retirement is increasing, and it feels like it is creeping higher...