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David Attenborough at 100. What are we doing writing people off at 50?
You cannot have missed it. The world stopped last week to celebrate David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. Children talking about how he made them love nature. Marine biologists and zoologists crediting him with their entire careers. A celebration at the Albert Hall. Plastered across billboards and even the King sending best wishes on behalf of ‘all ... 3 ominous lessons from Prince Harry’s photos – employers and students take note...
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Longevity Nation: A Book That Should Be on Every Leader's Desk
I have a confession to make. When Michael Clinton’s Longevity Nation landed in my hands, I was simultaneously excited and slightly nervous. Michael and I have been in conversation about the longevity space for a while now and he had kindly agreed to read my manuscript for Expiry Date Never, the book I have written ... 3 ominous lessons from Prince Harry’s photos – employers and students take note...
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Why longevity research matters and how employers can lead the way
Well done to Canada Life for their incredibly detailed research into longevity and what it means for employers and employees. It is encouraging to see a major organisation take this topic seriously and invest in understanding how our working lives are changing. But. And it’s a big but. Even this future-thinking company slips unintentionally into ... 3 ominous lessons from Prince Harry’s photos – employers and students take note...
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Let’s support this campaign #AgeWithoutLimits and change the reality of age
Let’s change the reality of age. This week, please back Centre for Ageing Better’s #AgeWithoutLimits campaign calling out the ridiculous issues almost no one else is facing into. One in three UK workers is now over 50 – yet too many employers still won’t hire them. The stats show older applicants are less likely to be ... 3 ominous lessons from Prince Harry’s photos – employers and students take note...
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Age is not an ending, but time to imagine new beginnings
This past week has been a festival of age – not in the sense of slowing down, but of stepping up. I turned seventy with a hundred friends under an Arabian tent in my garden, all colour, music and spice. Then lunch with my wonderful family, where Frances Atkins’ Paradise restaurant in Harrogate dazzled us ... 3 ominous lessons from Prince Harry’s photos – employers and students take note...
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Partner Retirement in Law Firms
I was asked by Ronnie Fox, editor of Partner Retirement in Law Firms, to review the newly released second edition of this book. It’s encouraging to see the subject of retirement being discussed more openly. For too long it’s been such a sensitive topic that partners and firms have tied themselves in knots trying to ... 3 ominous lessons from Prince Harry’s photos – employers and students take note...
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How my sister’s Pet Portraits prove LinkedIn isn’t just for suits and CVs
The Unexpected power of One LinkedIn Post Most people in their 50s or more, look at LinkedIn with a mixture of suspicion and confusion. “Isn’t that just for job-hunting?”“Why would I want to tell the world what I’m doing now that I’ve retired?” Or, more commonly, “I hate the thing.” But this story might just shift ... 3 ominous lessons from Prince Harry’s photos – employers and students take note...
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Big win for Next-Up and a bold new chapter for partners
Award recognition, a powerful new pilot, and a can’t-miss Forum on post-partnership futures - see what’s next....
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Partner Retirements – How to gain £1m in 2025
Could 2025 be the year your firm resolves the challenge of partner retirements? Some firms are now actively addressing the issues and securing £m’s of revenue. Here’s how you could too. The cost of poor partner retirements? The average Top 200 equity partner manages a practice of £1-2.5m. An unwittingly poor exit puts all this ... 3 ominous lessons from Prince Harry’s photos – employers and students take note...
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