Redesigning Retirement
It’s time for a new deal between employers and older workers. by Ken Dychtwald, Robert Morison and Katy Terveer

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Summary.
Today’s workforce and workplace are in unprecedented flux. Organizations have serious talent gaps to fill, for all sorts of reasons: high employee turnover, low employee engagement, the dramatic shift to remote and hybrid work, the continuing Baby Boomer retirement wave, rapid advances in technology. Many of the most critical positions require sophisticated skills, experience, and social acumen. Those needs can’t all be met simply by hiring and training inexperienced workers or leveraging AI.
Read more on Career transitions or related topics Age and generational issues, Retirement planning, Talent management, Hiring and recruitment, Flex time, Employee engagement and Compensation and benefits
A version of this article appeared in the March–April 2024 issue of Harvard Business Review.
Read more on Career transitions or related topics Age and generational issues, Retirement planning, Talent management, Hiring and recruitment, Flex time, Employee engagement and Compensation and benefits