Goodbye 30-Year Retirements, Hello Encore Years
We need a new map of life. We’ve been making do with one that was fashioned for an expected longevity […]
What Is Retirement, Anyway?
That’s the question NPR asked a few days ago, in the final segment of a series they called Life in Retirement: […]
Steve Jobs’ Message for Boomers
I will remember Steve Jobs not for product design, but for life design. In the commencement address Jobs gave to Stanford undergraduates […]
These People Are Changing the World
In some ways, five years doesn’t seem like such a long time. And yet, in the past five years, so […]
In Memoriam: Henry Liu, 2009 Purpose Prize Winner
On behalf of Civic Ventures’ staff and board, I want to express deep sadness over the death of 2009 Purpose […]
How to Move Beyond the DIY Transition to Encore Careers
Editor’s note: This column appeared in BusinessWeek’s special report, “The Case Against Retirement.“ After 25 years of climbing her first […]
Rosabeth Kanter Calls for Social Logic in ‘SuperCorp’
Last week I spent the evening at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, listening to Harvard Business School Professor Rosabeth […]
Generation E: The Boomers’ Legacy
Sarah Kershaw of The New York Times called me recently to ask about the impact on the psyche of baby […]
No Country for Old People?
In a Washington Post column, Marc Freedman calls for policies to advance social purpose work by boomers.