Helping Hope to Spring Eternal
[April 2004 - Darwin Magazine] When leaders ask for what seems impossible, it can often be achieved because the followers possess faith in the leader and hope in their own abilities. [As it relates to transitions, aging and retirement:] Setbacks are inevitable in every endeavor, be it academics, sports or business. Engineers are often the most resilient of folks. As ones who diagnose causes of failure, discover possible remedies and implement solutions, they are accustomed to trying option after option in the quest for a viable solution. Setbacks do not deter them. In fact, they often must be pulled off projects, or at least persuaded to implement less than optimum solutions, just to keep things moving. In short, they have resiliency, honed by their knowledge and skills, but nurtured by their hope of improvement. ...

Worker retirement study smashes Costello's vision: Retire later - and kick off earlier!
[14 March 2004 - Sydney Business Review - Australia] Retirement study shows that that the later you retire the shorter your lifespan. However governments are now moving to keep people aged 65 and over at the workplace for longer periods because of the cost of retirement benefits and the growing number of jobs for too few workers.

Creativity by Choice, Not by Chance: A Mindset for Surviving the Ageing Workplace (PDF)
[April 2004 - By Steve Dahlberg - Knowledge Management News - UK] If we learn to live with a creative worldview � where we suspend judgment, think divergently, seek many alternatives, become aware of this moment, and connect beyond ourselves � we can radically transform the way we choose to engage in life and meaningfully create joy-filled vocations and careers. ...

The New Elderhood (PDF)
[February 2004 - By Steve Dahlberg - Training magazine - USA] Many changes in the corporate world have impacted the quality of life of people who are nearing retirement age. When those 50-plus began their careers, they often expected to work for one organization for 40 years, then retire (and stop working) at a set age and receive a pension. But the rules have changed and these workers are facing very different work and post-work lives. ...

Placing Cognitive Health on Europe's Social and Economic Agenda
[19 November 2003 - Alliance for Health & the Future - UK] The inaugural meeting of the Alliance for Health & the Future commenced on 19 November 2003 in Paris, France, with a one-day seminar entitled "Placing Cognitive Health on Europe's Social and Economic Agenda." The seminar drew esteemed delegates from Europe's key non-government organisations, multilateral institutions and advocacy groups and featured a panel of multidisciplinary thought-leaders discussing the impact an ageing society could have on Europe and the ways in which maintaining cognitive health can potentially help ensure well-being and productivity throughout life. Although cognitive decline, including memory loss and reduced attention span, is for many one of the most frightening aspects of growing older, it does not appear to be an inevitable function of ageing. The seminar focussed on the latest research and therapies, as well as the possible economic and social impact of maintaining cognitive vitality as people age as a key to helping people live better, longer lives. Read the Executive Summary of the meeting, including information about "there is increasing evidence that cognitive health is better maintained by those who continue working into old age, or return to the workplace in second careers, or serve as volunteers or tutors after formal retirement."