No Room For Complacency is the lead article in this newsletter. In August Employment Today asked me to write an opinion piece as it seemed there was a smugness at least in some of the media around New Zealands mature aged worker participation rates. Yet I knew from working with companies that many were struggling with very real issues. Just recently Paul Spoonley from Massey University published his latest book Rebooting the Regions and made similar points. Working in both NZ and Australia I experience quite different levels of awareness and responses. Hence this lead article.
Also in this edition
- Reputational damage can harm your organisation – one of the top 6 risks I see
- Book sales exceed expectations – Yes they are and we had a reprint within 4 weeks
- Do you have an ageing workforce strategy and plan – about the Ageing Workforce Cluster programme and dates for the next 3 in Hobart, Auckland and Hawkes Bay
- It took all the scary out of it – an article on our Explore workshops
- Never too old to start a business – about Senior Entrepreneurs NZ
- From the Blogosphere – a link to some great blogs from Judith Davey
- Upcoming events and workshops for next year
- Staying Informed where I highlight books, articles and various media.