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Canada
Baby-boomers postpone the retirement time
Mis en ligne le 21/01/2008
During the next two decades, two people in Canada will be reaching retirement age for every new person entering the work force. The good news is that not all boomers will want, or be financially able, to retire.
They will be welcome to stay on, and their experience and skills will help to address the looming leadership gap we face. The challenge facing senior executives is that they are about to inherit the most diverse work force in history, with three, and sometimes as many as four, generations working side-by-side. Research tells us that the companies poised to succeed during the next two decades share strikingly similar attributes. Most important of all, they recognize the difference between being engaged as opposed to merely being employed. And they know that how they treat their employees will determine to a large extent how well their employees perform for them. There are several things that the managers should know : people want to know that they are part of a winning team because the organization that they work for is part of their social fabric. More and more individuals value positive relationships with high-calibre and high-performance colleagues. The creation of a community-like environment can evolve into a workplace of choice. The leaders have to develop project teams to work on either work-related or social-related topics that focus on cutting away hierarchical boundaries. The organization of the future will need to cater to the work/life balance needs of its people. It's not that people don't want to work hard, it's just that many of them have seen what too much hard work can do to families and relationships. Senior executives must communicate and make sure that their work team feel comfortable so that baby boomers stay on. (The Globe and Mail, 07/01/2008 : "The seven rules of engagement for a diversified work force")
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