Mature Workforce Initiative - The Conference Board

Workforce Readiness Initiative

Mature Workforce Initiative

Changing the world of work for every generation

Rising retirements and a shrinking supply of younger workers are transforming the workplace. The Conference Board Mature Workforce Initiative is committed to helping employers engage and develop mature employees within the rapidly changing multigenerational workplace. Our evolving work is validated by frequent interaction with our 2,000 member companies as we respond to their emerging business issues.

The Mature Workforce Initiative uses The Conference Board's proven forums of conferences, councils, and research working groups to help executives find strategies and solutions for a maturing and multigenerational workplace. Participating senior executives:

Draw upon the expertise and resources of The Conference Board
Engage in frank, confidential dialogue with peers
Learn and evaluate promising and proven practices
Find practical solutions to multigenerational workplace challenges regarding pension plans, phased retirement, flexible work arrangements, knowledge transfer, and other issues that affect business performance
Get help with a host of mature workforce questions, including:

How do we recruit, engage, and retain mature workers?
How do we navigate the legal thickets surrounding retirement?
How do we transfer critical knowledge from one generation to another?

Funding for the Initiative is generously provided by The Atlantic Philanthropies.

We invite you to learn more about the Mature Workforce Initiative by contacting Katherine Solis at 212-339-0482, or by e-mailing her at katherine.solis@conference-board.org.

The Conference Board Employer-Practices Locator: Mature Workforce

The Conference Board has just launched our new Employer-Practices Locator, a searchable catalog of company practices related to mature workforce issues, is a tool for tracking the latest ideas and practices in this rapidly changing field.

Research and Member Resources

Can They Take It? What Happens When Older Employees Work Overtime
Overtime is a key to profitability for many employers, and a boost to the paychecks of their employees. But is there a concomitant cost when, as is often the case, senior employees work extra hours?

Can Continuing Changes in Pension Management Provide a Secure Retirement?
With 77 million baby boomers headed for retirement, it's no surprise that nearly every facet of pension plan structure and financial management is being reevaluated.

Gray Skies, Silver Linings
Executives in need of frank, bottom-line answers to the questions raised by boomer retirements will find them in this report.

Bridging the Gaps: How to Transfer Knowledge in Today's Multigenerational Workplace
This report/guide discusses the dynamics of knowledge transfer and explains how to apply any of 15 methods for facilitating the flow of information and insight from those who have it to those who need it.

Gray Skies, Silver Linings How Companies Are Forecasting, Managing, and Recruiting a Mature Workforce
Executives in need of frank, bottom-line answers to the questions raised by boomer retirements will find them in this report.

Articles

Old Questions
( The Conference Board Review article )

Openers
( The Conference Board Review article )

Councils

Council Alumni Program
The Council Alumni Program is designed to maintain a relationship between The Conference Board and core customers after they have left their councils due to retirement.

Knowledge Transfer in a Digital World: Using New Media Across Multiple Generations and Geographies
The group will also explore the specific topics of what is truly unique about Millennials, reverse mentoring, collaborative learning methods, and the cultural aspects of cross-generational knowledge transfer.