Purpose Prize Winners Make Headlines

By | Nov 12, 2013

Here are some of the highlights of the media coverage of this year’s Purpose Prize winners: The Wall Street Journal’s, a “‘Genius’ Awards for Retirees” features Ed Nicholson and Vicki Thomas’ programs for veterans. Next Avenue focuses on Ysabel Duron,...

Teach For America: Not Just for Twentysomethings

By | Oct 16, 2013

If you thought Teach for America (TFA) was just for high achieving twenty-somethings, think again. In case you’ve never heard of TFA, it’s an organization that trains teachers for a two-year commitment in the country’s most underserved schools. The...

Encore Careers For Nonprofit Leaders

By | Oct 14, 2013

How long-term non-profit CEOs and other non-profit leaders handle their own retirement is an act of leadership in itself but one that’s often neglected by the sector’s approach to leadership development and training. A recent report, “The New Cycle...

Act 2: A better you or better yet, a better world

By | Jul 24, 2013

Last Friday I was asked to go on the Today show to talk about second acts. Which got me thinking. The standard notion is that it starts with an itch for something better — a better job, a better spouse, a better face, a better...

Is Encore the New Women’s Movement?

By | Jun 13, 2013

Last week I spent an exhilarating evening exploring the Encore message with Marci Alboher and close to 200 people who had come to the New York Public Library to find out more about her book The Encore Career Handbook. In our presentation, Marci covered the nuts and...