11 September 2018 By Guest writer Judy Atchison
Retirement is no longer what it was. As we are all fitter and more active for longer, so we want more from life after an executive career. There is almost an expectation that as you step down from your chief executive, director or partner responsibilities, a non-executive director role awaits you.
7 September 2018 By Victoria Tomlinson
I met a partner at one of the Big Four the other day and he reinforced something we are seeing time and again at Next-Up, the lack of imagination around what people can do after they ‘retire’ or at least leave their professional or corporate life. We think this issue could be key to boredom in retirement.
5 September 2018 By Next-Up
Silver Magazine is at the beating heart of the 50+ generation. Continuing their series on facing down retirement, they spoke to Victoria Tomlinson, founder of Next-Up, to delve deeper into how second-lifers are refusing to go quietly.
4 September 2018 By Victoria Tomlinson
Earlier this month, one of our new members sent me a link to a great Radio 4 programme about alternative retirement planning, or rather, “unretirement”. She thought it was rather amusing – we had just been talking about how she has no plans to retire and wants help to achieve her next ambitions. And then on the radio driving home, a programme looks at all the issues we had been discussing!
28 August 2018 By Guest writer Alison Maitland
When I decided to leave the Financial Times after 20 years, an older friend asked: ‘So you’re retiring then?’ I was in my early 50s and the question shocked me. Retirement? Not likely. I was raring to go.
21 August 2018 By Victoria Tomlinson
Retirement. It’s a very odd word. And what does it really mean any more? Increasingly people expect to stay active and using their skills after working life – but how do you do this and who needs those skills?
16 August 2018 By Victoria Tomlinson
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already come to the conclusion that retirement is an outdated concept.
The Economist has a brilliant article looking at what you call this generation.
10 August 2018 By Victoria Tomlinson
Unretirement Skills Conference
Victoria from Next-Up would love to share this blog from Lucy Rimmington, founder braveteaching, the Airbnb of teacher training. Lucy is also a confirmed guest speaker at the Next-Up conference in November.
9 August 2018 By Guest writer Sue Tyrer
Being a non-executive director is no longer a part-time occupation. For those thinking about a non-executive portfolio as a wind-down activity after retirement, they would do well to read the latest Guidance on Board Effectiveness, issued by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in July 2018.
