Planning your work/life 50plus
Planning your work/life 50plus The life we lived over the past 50 or more years was one of education, work, family, retirement and death. A linear life designed by how life was in the 20th century. The smart computer, the internet combined with longevity is changing this design. For those of us over 50 we […]
Mentoring @50plus
Mentoring @50plus Are we all mentors at some stage in life? Should we mentor? What does a mentor do? These may be some questions that you ponder on or have thought about as part of your next season of life. Those of us who are parents will identify with mentoring as part of the later […]
The macro-trends impacting the 50plus generation
The macro-trends impacting the 50plus generation These trends are longevity, technology, our political landscape and now COVID 19. These trends have positive and negative implications and awareness and action are key drivers to understand how to navigate the future. Longevity has this generation living on average ten years longer than their parents, 20 years longer […]
Longevity meets Technology
Longevity meets technology Looking for partners in the technology world who care about this age group. Longevity and technology are two global macro trends impacting our world daily. The older generation were already in the workplace or close to retirement as the internet emerged in the 1990’s. Smart phones and many other modes of technology […]
Longevity – managing your employees and customers 50Plus
Longevity – managing your employees and customers 50Plus Does your company have a longevity strategy? What does this mean in a South African context? The world of work is changing due to technology and at the same time people are living longer. In South Africa we are more than 20 years into readdressing economic equality […]
It takes a crisis to change a mindset
It takes a crisis to change a mindset 50 plus-skills has always been about two macro trends. Longevity and technology. These trends slowly alter the course of our lives. Living longer and having technology tools that previous generations did not have in this season of life are factors we talk about all the time. […]
Is your life worth investing in?
Is your life worth investing in? I have been involved for more than ten years in trying to understand the trends and patterns that exist now for those of us over 50 years of old. I have studied this locally and serve internationally on a think tank on work and economic security for the 50 […]
Is your life planning up to date?
Is your life planning up to date? A longer life calls for more planning. It includes several factors like earning for longer, sustaining your life while still alive, where you may want to live and ensuring that you have planned for all eventualities that may occur. I thought I had done a reasonable planning process […]
How to equip your older employees for their next season
How to equip your older employees for their next season We are now living 10 years longer on average than our parents’ generation and nearly two decades longer than our grandparents’ generation. These numbers were shared at Davos in 2020 when for the first time the mega trend of longevity was on the agenda. In […]
Does the equation of R5000 equals One Million make sense?
Does the equation of R5000 equals One Million make sense? In the years when we invest, we often hear financial planners talk about the fact that for every, one million rand we have invested in retirement we will be able to draw down around R5000 per month. At 50plus-skills we believe that working longer, in […]
