081: Why Boomers are Vital for the Future of Work

Creating Your Encore Career

English - March 04, 2021 09:00 - 11 minutes - 22.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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The current workforce is becoming more automated than ever. Jobs that were once done manually can now be done by robots. That trend will only continue to grow in the years to come. So, with that on the horizon, why are Boomers vital to the future of work? What value do they bring right now?

When workers retire, we often ignore them as part of the workforce. However, they have skills based on their diverse and long experience. Boomers in particular have seen a lot of history. They can sense new patterns, know how to work around problems, and are skilled at working with people.

Being a Boomer myself, I’ve wrestled with the question of whether or not we matter to the future of work and realized that we will be a vital piece of it. In this episode, I explain the 4 main ideas of why this is true.

We'll dive deeper into these concepts:

Demographics Technology changes The experience that Boomers bring to the workforce A little bit about the future of work

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Download the free worksheet: Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday Check out these resources: 100 Year Life Work Disrupted McKinsey: The Future of Work Deloitte: The Future of Work

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