What space do leaders make for challenging their own assumptions about their staff? What space do older workers have for reflecting on where they are at in their careers?
We hear all the time that older workers are disengaged and less productive, that they reach a certain point in their careers and then they’re just…done. It’s all myth.
The research in The Talent Revolution: Longevity and the Future of Work shows that the single greatest factor in determining whether an older worker is going to remain engaged and productive is if their manager believes they are a valuable team member.
It is not a worker’s age that shapes an organization’s workforce. It is a leader’s attitudes—and the approaches they take to their older workers—that shape the workforce they get. So, how can leaders start valuing their older workers? How can older workers be empowered to actively engage in their career development even later in life?
First, leaders and older workers have to realize that a whole new phase of working life has emerged: the Legacy Career®.
The following action steps for identifying high-value, high-priority Legacy Careers® have been adapted from chapter 11 of The Talent Revolution, by Lisa Taylor and Fern Lebo. In it, Lisa and Fern discuss critical actions that will help HR leaders capitalize on the people and culture opportunities available to their organizations in today’s evolving workplace.
Listen to an expanded list of steps that HR leaders can take to normalize Legacy Careers®.
Listen to an expanded list of steps that HR leaders can take to normalize Legacy Careers®. This type of HR leadership and revolutionary change focuses on identifying new workforce and career management structures and relationships, recognizing the value of the Legacy Career® through useful culture models and alumni programs. We’ve also included a bonus “Observation from the Field” about how good alumni programs translate into real numbers.
After listening to this excerpt, if you would like a copy of The Talent Revolution as a resource for your team, it is available for purchase from all booksellers as an audiobook, eBook, or hardcover.