Blog
Bracing for the boomer brain drain was the title of my regular column for The Globe and Mail that published on August 6. In it, I outlined five strategies to retain crucial institutional knowledge (and prevent corporate amnesia). It got
As the last of the Boomers move through their 50’s and beyond, those who elect to take early retirement often take decades of tacit knowledge with them. This boomer brain drain – the loss of undocumented, intuitive experiential information about
One week ago I blogged about ageism in the workplace and whether we have an unconscious age bias, without even realizing it (see Is age discrimination alive and well in organizations?). In response to this post, a client forwarded this
Recently, I came across an article written by Dan Lyons (author of a new book, “Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Startup Bubble“), in which he shares his personal experience with age discrimination. Here’s a link to his article – When
What does it take to inspire and motivate employees of different ages? Over the years, I have blogged several times about different generations in the workplace (see Intergenerational conflict arising from dated policies and procedures? and Five things every leader
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a link to my latest column in The Globe & Mail. Want respect, millennials? Here’s how to earn it is the third in a series, and like the first two, it has gone