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My good friend and colleague, Lynda Smith, sent me an article recently that got me thinking about how companies and countries need to have strategy for the ageing Baby Boomers. Lynda runs an excellent consulting firm, The Refirement Network, that focuses on this issue, and additionally helps those facing retirement to think about it differently [...]

The passing of Steve Jobs will no doubt bring a deserved flurry of eulogies over the next few days and weeks. He will be remembered by history as one of the architects of a new age, and I feel it is a privilege to live in a world at least partly shaped by his vision [...]

In a world that has seriously changed and is continuing to change at an exponential rate, lots of ‘unthinkables’ become normal everyday. One of the biggest shifts in social behaviour over the last 30 to 50 years has been this idea that you now earn respect, rather than just get it because you are older [...]

One lady or gentleman is about to walk the suspension bridge in the world of investing. In Omaha, Nebraska, the headquarters of one particular investment firm is buzzing. The alpha male, having valiantly grown his pride, is on the way out. This is no ordinary investment firm. This particular one started out with the merging [...]

Many, including TomorrowToday, have been saying for years that the aging population in Europe (and elsewhere), poses the the biggest economic challenge of the future. A recent Economist (April 9-15th) made this theme their cover story and for Boomers and Gen Y alike, it didn’t make for comfortable reading! The underpinning message was that plans [...]

How do the new boy (and girl) networks coexist beside the old boy network that has historically existed and flourished for so long? This question is especially relevant in South Africa, which is an emerging economy and transitional society. I have had some interesting conversation with various clients recently about ‘the diversity question’ within organizations, [...]

It’s Superbowl time on Sunday, and that means another raft of pretty awesome adverts is being released. Volkswagen got the jump on things today with their offering – “The Power of the Force meets the Passat”. It’s an awesome ad – and really connects with a generation who grew up on Star Wars. That’s Generation [...]

One of TomorrowToday’s long-term clients is Africa’s largest banking group, Standard Bank which incorporates their insurance arm, Liberty. We have done strategy work, presentations, training and consulting with them over many years. I saw this past week that we had been quoted in their internal magazine, and I thought you’d enjoy the piece – it’s [...]

TomorrowToday’s UK team has started a new blog, focused on UK and European issues specifically and trying to understand and respond to issues related to the new world of work. We’ve called it, “The New World of Work” and it can be found at http://www.newworldofwork.co.uk. We will still be contributing to this blog, which will [...]

I received an email yesterday from an older acquaintance. I wouldn’t know, but he says it pretty much accurately describes his relationship with technology, from smart phones to Twitter, and GPS to bluetooth. It’s a fun read, but the serious side is that there is a big cultural divide between younger and older people – [...]