Talent Revolution

Lisa Taylor is the founder and CEO of Challenge Factory, helping both employees and employers embrace the future of work with solutions and strategies to supercharge workforces and capitalize on today’s trends.Fern Lebo, formerly President of Frontrunner Communications, is retired from a rewarding career in corporate training and is now focused on writing.

• ForewordPreface Part One: The Future of Work: Theoretical Models and Frameworks1. The Future of Work and the Talent Revolution 2. A Social Revolutionary Lens: Welcome to the Revolution 3. A Career and Work Lens: Boomers as Revolutionaries 4. An Organizational Lens: The Broken Talent Escalator Part Two: Exploding Myths and Challenging Untruths5. From Theory to Practice: The Costs of Myths and Untruths 6. Money Myths 7. Peak Performance Myths 8. From Myth to Smart Strategy Part Three: Capitalizing on the Intergenerational Workforce9. Getting Focused: Tools and Approaches 10. Critical Actions for CEOs 11. Critical Actions for HR Leaders 12. Critical Actions for Frontline Managers 13. From the Talent Revolution to the Future of Work Acknowledgments References Index

“This book turns thinking about the aging workforce on its head. It’s a must-read to tap the potential productivity of a truly intergenerational workforce, and to make companies more profitable.” - Ali Velshi, Chief Correspondent and Host of "Velshi" MSNBC “The hard cover edition of The Talent Revolution has a place in the permanent collection within the Modern Elder Academy library. This revised edition goes even further and makes sense of a post-COVID, AI-evolving world of work by presenting tools and approaches leaders need to fully capitalize on the wisdom of modern elders within their teams.” - Chip Conley, New York Times Bestselling Author and Founder, MEA “The Talent Revolution persuasively makes the case for a transformation in the way companies think about age and work. Taylor and Lebo offer a ground-breaking perspective on the intergenerational workforce and practical advice that will be invaluable to any organization seeking to understand and profit from its older workers.” - Benjamin Nadler, Co-Founder and President, Sensei Labs “We need to challenge deeply ingrained myths and to prepare for meaningful career development. In this context, leaders, if they want to profit from the untapped source of wealth in their teams, have to see longevity as their ‘single greatest competitive opportunity.’” - Catherine Glee-Vermande, Associate Professor of Human Resources, iaelyon School of Management, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3