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Rethink Life after Partnership at the Your Future Workshop

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 ... SEO is dead – content marketing is king!...

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Creating partner value from transition to retirement - event

We believe that there is a better way for firms to help partner transition, and for partners to be more fulfilled in, retirement. Next-Up are delighted to be holding our first Professional Services Retirement Forum in person on Monday 13 May from 2pm to 5pm followed by drinks and networking. Womble Bond Dickinson is kindly hosting this and ... SEO is dead – content marketing is king!...

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The five steps for a successful partner transition

I have been excited all weekend. Four years ago we came up with a process to help law and accountancy partners to transition to…. Unretirement – partner transition.  Or something new. Whatever. We created this process from scratch, based on working with hundreds of partners, directors and people in a huge range of jobs and ... SEO is dead – content marketing is king!...

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Ten tips to decide if a NED role is really for you

This blog originally appeared on Cranfield School of Management by Professor Ruth Bender and has since been re-written by Ian White. Portfolio and other careers are now common, more and more people want to become non‑executive directors (NEDs). It’s a crowded market where supply heavily outweighs demand  and a role that doesn’t suit everyone. Despite ... SEO is dead – content marketing is king!...

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What a year!  Thank you to everyone who helped make it happen

2023 was the year that Next-Up took off and I want to thank everyone who has made this happen. We are making a significant contribution to the economy and long term health of the country. Yes a long way to go, but we are transforming lives of 50+ generation – significantly reducing mental health issues; ... SEO is dead – content marketing is king!...

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Agetech – solving society’s biggest problems of the next century?

What a week last week was!  We launched our online platform and in the middle, I was asked to chair a panel on agetech at the Medtech Innovation Assembly at Nexus, part of the University of Leeds. It was brilliant and my panel truly inspiring – all have created tech to help some of the ... SEO is dead – content marketing is king!...

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The Age Time Bomb? - are you ready (And when will you be sued for age discrimination?) image

The Age Time Bomb? - are you ready (And when will you be sued for age discrimination?)

Nearly half the workforce will be aged over 50 by 2030*. By this date, the world’s 20 leading economies will have a skills shortage of 100million people**. The cost to businesses will be $100,000 for every unfilled vacancy. We are sitting on an age time bomb. Visionary corporates are ahead of the game. Schneider which ... SEO is dead – content marketing is king!...

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The Power of 50+: Realising the full potential of your workforce

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 ... SEO is dead – content marketing is king!...

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Do you know an entrepreneur to join one of our workshops?

Next-Up runs workshops for pre-retirement partners in professional firms. As part of this, we invite half a dozen entrepreneurs to discuss a challenge with a small group of partners. It’s all free and includes lunch. Do you know any entrepreneurs who might like to join one of these workshops? You can see what other entrepreneurs ... SEO is dead – content marketing is king!...

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