Recently published figures predict that the number of employed
individuals between the ages of 55 and 64 will increase by 11
million by 2002; on average, today's 65-year-old can expect to live
to 83, reflecting general trends in increased health and longevity.
As the huge cadre of baby boomers approaches traditional retirement
age, such factors as financial security, health benefits, and the
attractiveness of staying active in later years are encouraging
more older people to work well into their 60s, 70s, and even 80s,
while businesses are learning to anticipate their long-term
employment needs, and facing potential labor shortages unless they
hold onto and develop more older workers. The economic, political,
and cultural implications of these trends will reach staggering
proportions, changing the make-up of organizations large and small
and the very nature of work and our attitudes toward it. The Older
Worker Advantage tackles these issues head on, taking into account
both the organization's/manager's point of view and the older
employee's point of view. Gordon Shea and Adolf Haasen analyze data
from a wide variety of sources, including international
comparisons, to explore the phenomenon of older workers in depth,
dispelling common myths that contribute to age discrimination, and
reinforcing the relevance of such qualities as life experience and
communication skills for today's knowledge-driven enterprises. The
authors showcase the pioneering efforts of such organizations as
the Vita Needle Company, AES Corporation, and the U.S. Coast Guard,
among others, in establishing programs and practices that develop
older worker skills and support multigenerational collaboration--to
the benefitof both individuals and the organization. In the
process, they consider such timely topics as: *what motivates older
workers; *the impact of technology on older worker training;
*creating diverse project teams; *an emerging breed of managers
attuned to older worker requirements and capabilities. Featuring
diagnostic exercises, an appendix on legal protections for older
workers, and specific tools for enhancing productivity and positive
work environments, The Older Worker Advantage will be an essential
resource for business owners and executives, managers, older
employees, trainers, counselors, policymakers, educators, and
students--anyone concerned with the profound changes in our
workforce and its effects on young and old alike.
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