At 65, I Still Want to Have it All!

By | Sep 29, 2015

You CAN have it all, Executive VP Jim Emerman tells Next Avenue — but not without planning, effort and a supportive professional culture. Read more here about why work-life balance matters for all generations. Published: September 29, 2015  ...

Growing your Encore, from “Grit to Great”

By | Aug 17, 2015

Human beings are hard-wired for altruism, say “Grit to Great” authors Robin Koval and Linda Kaplan Thaler. Learn how you can use grit — guts, resilience, initiative and tenacity — to build a great encore career in this Q&A.

Working Longer — for More than a Paycheck

By | Aug 12, 2015

Work is more than what people do to make ends meet. New research shows that work is central to personal identity, and that passion and purpose help explain why people in the traditional retirement years often choose to continue to work.  Read the full article on Next...

WHCOA and the Quality of a Long Life

By | Aug 11, 2015

At 70, I’m on the national agenda — along with the 10,000 people who are turning 65 every day. I was in high school during the first White House Conference on Aging, around the same time that JFK challenged us to “ask not what your country can do for you...

How to Make the Most of Longer Lives

By | Jun 1, 2015

This past September, I traveled to China for a meeting of the World Economic Forum, the so-called “Summer Davos.” It was a remarkable gathering–a non-stop global ideasfest, involving some 1,500 science, technology and business leaders, along with an...