RETIREMENT

RETIREMENT

 
The Big Shift Freedman, Marc PublicAffairs , 2011 Diversity, Leadership Development

In The Big Shift, renowned social entrepreneur Marc Freedman confronts the problem of an increasingly aging population and a society ill-prepared to make use of its knowledge and expertise. However,...

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The Joy of Retirement Borchard, David C. | Donohoe, Patricia A. AMACOM , 2008 Personal Growth

When people reach the age of 50 they begin to consider retirement and often assume that this means taking on a passive life style, simply sitting around at home or in a retirement community. In The Joy of...

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Lost Knowledge DeLong, David W. Oxford University Press , 2005 Human Resources, Management, Productivity

The fact that baby boomers are retiring is probably news to no one. What is not widely publicized is that employees who have spent their entire career, or most of their career, with one company or organization, are...

 
 
The Hero's Farewell Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey Oxford University Press , 1988 Leadership, Management, Social Responsibility

Society has come to recognize the leaders of modern corporations as heroes. As men and women take high corporate offices today, they are expected to play a kind of heroic role in guiding the destiny of their firms....