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HOT TOPICS Vol. 4, No. 08-01 Did you know? Up to a quarter of all state pension funds in the United States are invested in companies that are helping Iran, Syria, North Korea, or the Sudan − for a total of nearly $200 billion. Older women living in poverty survive on less than half of the national median income poverty levels the government assigns and their rate of poverty is increasing disastrously. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 4, No. 07-15 Are age discrimination claims/decisions on the rise? Yes, they are on the rise but, just as importantly, the outcomes of claims for age discrimination are slowly shifting from favoring employers to favoring individuals. Recent court decisions should cause you to stop, listen and prepare for more claims to come. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 4, No. 07-01 THE S-AGE says −"Ah, the oldest of the Boomers are busy turning 62 this month and every month through the rest of this year." The race to find qualified senior talent and to transfer knowledge between generations is beginning to gain speed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there will be a 15% decline in workers ages 35-54 over the next decade. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 4, No. 6-15 THE S-AGE SPEAKS OUT… HOT TOPICS FOR THE MATURING WORKPLACE Shifting demographics mean a lot to Western civilization because maintaining a steady population requires a birth rate of 2.1 children per woman. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 4, No. 6-01 THE S-AGE SPEAKS TO THE MATURE WORKFORCE… IS THIS THE RAINY DAY YOU WERE WARNED ABOUT? You say that there is always opportunity for mature workers even during tough times. Where are the opportunities your crystal ball predicts? MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 4, No. 5 THE S-AGE says − What are the top strategies organizations should consider in terms of retaining the mature workforce? MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 4, No. 4 THE WAY OF THE WIZARDS − S-AGACIOUS ADVICE FROM THE S-AGE To place our lifetimes in perspective, we live (on average) 7 years for every year of an average human lifetime. For instance, I am 490 years old (you do the arithmetic) and reaching my wizardly maturity. It is only now that I am widely addressed by the hard−earned and respectful title of The S−AGE. Takes time, you know, to learn life's lessons… MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 4, No. 3 THE SAGE SPEAKS I remind all readers that what happens in any state in the union, sooner or later, affects us all. And, when California, the 8th largest economy in the world, sends you lessons, count on your being affected sooner rather than later… MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 4, No. 2 AMERICA– WE HAVE A PROBLEM Only 4 out of 10 organizations recently surveyed had specific plans to continue to use the contributions of their older workforce… MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 4, No. 1 The S-AGE returns to predict the future of the U.S. workplace and its workforce in 2008! Evolutionary technologies and new terminologies will become a part of your daily life and vocabulary. Get ready. Read about Google's Wisdom of Clouds that is in the first stages of boosting interglobal communications. Study the start of wireless technology that will improve our thought processing. Rejoice as new medical breakthroughs… MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 3, No. 12 Just Who Is The S-AGE? The Wizard of everything you ever wanted to know - but never asked - about the maturing U.S. workforce and workplace. The S-AGE is the keeper of the flame for older workers, the conjurer of the first template about how to work later in life and the absolute know-it-all about the good, the bad and the changing future of work. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 3, No. 11 The S-AGE has returned to give all-knowing, insightful answers to your questions. A trio of skeptics questioned the S-AGE as to whether we really must work longer and later in our lives in order to avert serious economic and societal disasters in the U.S. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 3, No. 10 The S-AGE has returned to give all-knowing, insightful answers to your questions. We welcome comments, ideas for future newsletters and questions for the S-AGE. The S-AGE's small bites of relevant information provide our readers with insights and are a departure from the sometimes more hard to swallow, deeply researched data about world-changing events. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 3, No. 9 "You know what the trouble about real life is? There's no danger music"… Jim Carey LISTEN TO THE FUTURE… Are there lurking dangers in the U.S. economy, society and, more immediately, in our maturing workplace? MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 3, No. 8 Our friend, the S-AGE returned this month to answer questions you posed about subjects that affect the mature workforce MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 3, No. 7 Happy Birthday America! On the 4th of July in 1776, an estimated 2.5 million people lived in the USA. Today, 302 million people are crowded into our slice of this small planet. A person born in 1776 could expect to live 35 years. A person born today can expect to live 80 years. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 3, No. 6 Two Pages Filled with Compelling REASONS TO WORK throughout your maturity. Whether for free, for a fee, for fun or full-time, part-time or in response to just in time needs, good work is defined as work that "works for you." MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 3, No. 5 Our friend, the S-AGE returned this month to answer questions you posed about subjects that affect the mature workforce. "The gates are all down and the signals are flashin' The whistle is screaming in vain. If you stay on the tracks ignoring the facts, Then you can't blame the wreck on the train."
Plan… plan… and prepare NOW
to work later in life.
HOT TOPICS Vol. 3, No. 4 The crucial point where something begins or changes. Are we at a crucial point and what needs to change very soon? Should you add your voice to influencing decisions related to Social Security and Medicare? Swallow hard before responding…" MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 3, No. 3 Our friend, the S-AGE returned this month to answer questions you posed about subjects that affect the mature workforce. We don't make this stuff up! You asked the questions. The wizardly S-AGE responded. The "gloves are off…" MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 3, No. 2 DEMOGRAPHY: In his book, Coming Home, James Dobson noted that "Immanuel Kant wrote one of his most famous philosophical works at age seventy-four; Verdi was still composing when he was eighty-five. When he completed The Pietà, his greatest work of art, Michelangelo was eighty-seven; and Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States at age seventy-five." (Thanks to Chris Kelly for forwarding this reminder about late life success stories.) MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 3, No. 1 Good Work is Serious Play "Knowing what "will be" is more important than understanding "what once was" because the future bears very little resemblance to the past. If you want to gain insight into the future, you must understand demographic change. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 29 2007 Crystal Ball Predictions For - And About - The Mature Workforce Twelve Prognostications For 2007 MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 28 The S-AGE Returns In 1900, the world population was 1.6 billion. Today, it exceeds 6.4 billion. By mid-century, world population is expected to be between 9.0 and 9.8 billion. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 27 America has taken the first steps in the challenging journey from 300 million people to 400 million - a journey that will take a short - very short - 35 years! There will soon be as many people in the world over age 60 as under age 15. Time to see chronological age in a new sunlight. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 26 As America approaches a population of 300 million (any day now), let's take a retrospective look at work in the USA Many of the familiar jobs of the past will no longer exist, technology will replace many workers and the global community will overtake any single country as producers of products. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 25 Older American workers hit a record high… Let's Talk about Mature American Women at Work, as Heads of Families and, then, let's talk about the realities of their Financial Health. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 24 Break Out The Books… School Days, School Days Analysts project that 75 percent of future positions are expected to require at least some type of certification or license. Professions that require a bachelor's degree are projected to grow nearly twice as fast as the national average. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 23 The Mature Workers' September Song... Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December But the days grow short when you reach September. When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame One hasn't got time for the waiting game. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 22 Recent Research and Data for Your Quiver Plus… a Glimpse at one Favorite Career Option for Mature Workers By a five-to-one margin, surveyed Millenials seemed drawn to admiring those of us in the generation that preceded the Boomers. Boomers, they say, offer a mixed reputation. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 21 The Facts, and (almost) Nothing but the Facts According to the Wizardly S-AGE of the Mature Workforce! A quick trip to the Census Department's data reveals these facts about our maturing population. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 20 The Future Work of Mature Workers Featuring Sizzling Alternative Career Options STOP! - SUBSTITUTE THE WORDS "PORTFOLIO WORK" FOR THE WORD "JOB" in the 21st Century. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 19 Take the time to read and do a little research about the future For the first time ever we must learn to learn from the future not just from the lessons of the past. In fact, it has been said by some that we must even unlearn our lessons from the past. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 18 Take a Quick Trip Around a Few Countries In Our Aging World Demographic change will be at the core of much of the world news you are reading about today. Our task in predicting the future begins with developing an understanding of the universal impact of these changing demographics. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 17 The Sage Returns… Mature Workforce The S-AGE is back to answer your questions about the mature workforce/workplace. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 16 May Is Mature Workers Month 2006 is the beginning of an 18-year demographic bulge in which about 4 million people—20 percent more than in previous years—will leave their full-time jobs each year and either stay put or purchase a retirement home somewhere else. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 15 The World Reports – Working Older is Inevitable. The aging of global populations poses a challenge to retirement income programs. Take a look at what a few countries are doing to meet the economic and societal challenges of their aging nations. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 14 The Wise One Returns to HOT TOPICS There are good arguments that suggest people do not reach their full maturity until their '50's (if you accept the premise that 50 is now the new 40)! MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 13 A Closer Look At Age Discrimination and Age Bias In America The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) makes it illegal to refuse to hire, disproportionately terminate or otherwise discriminate on the basis of age. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 12 Are We Ready For Retirement? The likelihood of savings lasting a lifetime of 80+ years is an oxymoron. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 11 What will the U.S. Workforce look like by 2010-2015? Time is passing and what we do now will determine our destiny! MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 10 Advantages of Maturity: A Good Sense of humor Helps When Interviewing For A Job or Gig! You may even wish to make a certain "tongue in cheek" point or two to prospective employers or clients about some of these advantages. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 9 Social Security Crisis Not What It Seems To be Report The Wags And Blogs Across The Nation In 1935, America developed a new program called Social Security that stated age 65 was the boundary for collecting “full benefits from the government.” Of course, you were expected to pay into these benefits throughout all the years of your working lifetime. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 8 Demographic facts may predict destiny. What we do with these facts will predict outcomes. Generational Cohorts have been defined as a group of individuals who experience the same event within the same time period. The concept has found its way into popular culture through well known epitomes like "Baby Boomer" and "Gen-Xer". MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 7 MONSTER and The Aberdeen Group Study Retention Strategies for 2006 and Beyond The survey recommendations, while worthwhile, do not specifically address the retention of our demographic – the mature workers. So… I asked the S-AGE for creative ideas for the retention of mature workers. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 6 Between 2000 and 2010, according to the BLS, there will be an additional 10 million women over the age of 55 in America. This represents a 52% increase in the 10-year period. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 5 4.3 million boomers turn 50 this year. 50 is the beginning of the age of mastery. If you choose to be masterful – you must start to specialize! MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 4 Welcome to the 1970's - the decade that changed America! Work itself had changed. It was in the 1970's that American businesses quietly packed some of their bags and slipped off overseas to take advantage of lower taxes and wages. It was then that imported manufactured goods swept American shores. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 3 The 1960's – A freewheeling slide into the future Were you born in the 1960's when we didn't trust anyone over 30? The environmental movement, spawned in part by the book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, awakened a certain spirit in youth that has resulted in many new careers today. The 2nd generation of computers was introduced and the computer “mouse” was invented. MORE…
HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 2 Welcome to the ALL-NEW Kingdom of California Should you imagine that this week's newsletter is only important to Californians, may I remind you that it is important to draw nation-wide conclusions about these changes because historically, for better or worse, “As goes California, so goes the Nation!” MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 2, No. 1 It's Time To Salute Pioneer Organizations That Are Purposefully Valuing Mature Workers' Talent. IBM for creating tools to help those whose vision is diminished due to disability or to the natural changes that come to many of us by simply living long enough to experience the challenge of reading very small print. MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 1, No. 2 If These Predictions Are Correct, How Might They Impact You? In Political, Economic and Social Arenas… In the workplace… In the workforce itself… MORE… HOT TOPICS Vol. 1, No. 1 Are you ready for a glimpse into the future? What will this first wave of the 78 million boomers turning 60 mean to the American marketplace and the workplace? In one year, 1946, 3.4 million Americans were born, a jump from 2.8 million just the year before (at the height of World War II) and 2.4 million a decade earlier (in the midst of the Depression). Well, take a look around you. The first wave of boomers will turn 60 in 2006. Do you see the not so subtle changes in what is being marketed and to whom? MORE… | |||||||||||||||
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