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Lawsuits, Lost Expertise And Bad Morale: The Steep Risks Of Ignoring Older Employees

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Age discrimination occurs when a manager or boss treats an applicant or employee less favorably due to their age, which applies to younger people with less experience as well as older people who are close to retirement age. Your senior leadership team and human resources team both need to make the ageism discussion a priority.

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The Anthropology Of Change Management: Four Keys To Success

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Think of the tenor of client meetings and pitches, performance reviews (where performance — and drama — is even in the name), to celebrating product launches, to client acquisitions, to birthdays, to retirements, etc. In his book The Ritual Process , Victor Turner outlines his theory of ritual change that we all go through.

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30 New Year’s Resolution Ideas to Make 2024 Healthier, Happier & More Secure

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Read at least one book per month to reduce stress and expand your knowledge. Save more for retirement. Increase contributions to retirement accounts such as your 401(k) or IRA. Take part in team activities. Participate in or organize team activities at work to help build a thriving work culture. Set savings goals.

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SEAL Team Six Member Shares Leadership Lessons

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But what if you could train your team to respond to difficulties and challenges just like a Navy SEAL? Retired Chief Petty Officer Rob Roy of SEAL Team Six says it can be done. Such a mindset can be part of any team, whether it’s in a factory or high-tech office, he says. I can do at least 100,” he will respond.

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Wealthy Planning on Working in Retirement

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Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team. Self-Employment Data » September 30, 2010 Wealthy Planning on Working in Retirement We've written so often about baby boomers and others working past traditional retirement age that I almost didn't bother with this post.   

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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Other reasons included “not [being] ready to retire” and the loss of their previous job. Henderson, a self-taught thought leader with three honorary doctorates and nine books to her credit, “served on the U.S. Her research team, based in the Washington, D.C. Women of all ages are launching businesses.

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Stacey Abrams’ New Co-Authored Book Details the Struggles Black Entrepreneurs Still Face and Why Business Partnership Differences Can Be Your Superpower

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And we got to see each other pursue a passion to reform part of the state’s foster-care system through the community service project our team spearheaded. They dip into retirement savings, run up credit card debt or ramp up slowly while juggling day jobs. We got to see each other be vulnerable and uncomfortable. Photo by Kevin Lowery.