A workshop for individual partners of law firms plan what next – once called ‘retirement’ Book our 11 June workshop, at the Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London, UK Partners who retire from their practice without thinking through a retirement plan are often less successful, less happy and have poorer mental health. With the 100-year … Rethink Life after Partnership at the Your Future Workshop
This week we are officially launching our Next-Up platform for all employees, Rethink Retirement. It’s been the most wonderful five or so years since we started Next-Up and we have learnt so much about the experienced generation, people aged over 50. Our thanks to the hundreds of people who have shared their stories and helped … The Power of 50+: Realising the full potential of your workforce
The world is waking up. Your older employees have value, not just IN your organisation but also OUTSIDE of it, once they have retired. But what should relationships with former employees or partners look like? And how do you create that relationship through a alumni? In this blog I want to look at partners in … 13 steps to maximise the value of your former employees/alumni
My name is Dr Jonathan Lloyd. I am a psychotherapist in private practice working with individuals, couples, groups, businesses and schools. I’m also a director of the International Attachment Network (IAN) a charity based in over 40 countries with a purpose of promoting Attachment Theory training. I’ve been asked to write a few words on … Some thoughts on Attachment Theory & Retirement
We are delighted to have been asked by a number of media to share our thoughts on issues around the 50+ generation and the future of workforces. See these articles and podcasts
Should firms stop investing in their people, ahead of retirement? At international law firm, Addleshaw Goddard, they believe there should be investment at the end of a career as much as at the start. This way partners leaving the firm will have skills and ideas for the next stage of their life, whatever that looks … Case Study – Addleshaw Goddard
In February 2022, our chief executive Victoria Tomlinson, gave a TEDx talk on A Generation of Wasted Talent. She referenced research from PPMA looking at a number of employee issues by comparing the 18-24 year old generations with the 50+. We are frequently asked to share this research, which is not available elsewhere online. The stat … 75% of 50+ generation skills not recognised or used
A few years ago I started picking up that employees are written off from the age of 50. To be honest, at first I didn’t really believe it. I thought maybe it was employees who hadn’t been able to adapt to technology; or that people were misreading signals at work. But I am now seeing … Written off at 50? Why? What a waste!
We are at an interesting point in time. Diverse workforces make for better performance. But Best Companies to Work For awards don’t look at diversity as success criteria. If you want evidence on diversity and performance, look at McKinsey’s various reports that have been tracking this over the last decade. The latest is Diversity Wins … Best Companies to Work for agenda – where is ‘age’?
