What’s next for you?

What’s next for you?

My last big trip before the pandemic was to the Modern Elder Academy, a magical place in Baja Sur, Mexico, where I spent a week with 20 people wrestling with big questions about midlife transitions. Even though I was part of the faculty, I learned so much about what I...
“All of my new titles have ‘senior’ in them”

“All of my new titles have ‘senior’ in them”

Reflections on feeling less busy, more productive and immensely joyful after moving from a leadership position to an encore career I’ve been a fan of the encore career concept that Encore.org and its founder, Marc Freedman, have done so much to advance, ever since I...
Why invest in connecting the generations?

Why invest in connecting the generations?

For those who offer funding and those who seek it, a new paper commissioned by Encore.org and written by business journalist Sarah Murray makes the case for intergenerational solutions. In this blog post, Sarah explains what she uncovered in her research. As a...
Meeting the Multigenerational Moment

Meeting the Multigenerational Moment

An exciting, 13-part essay series from the Stanford Social Innovation Review, in partnership with Encore.org and The Eisner Foundation, starts now. Photo credit: Gracia Lam “Brilliant inventors and good intentions created one age-segregated institution after...