The Permanent Sunday: Viktor Frankl, Retirement and the Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl noticed something after the Second World War that still has something important to teach us about retirement. As a psychiatrist, he observed that many people did not feel most unsettled when life was [...]
Wellbeing Initiative and Psychosocial Safety
Why yoga won’t fix psychosocial hazards: what leaders should do instead Wellness programs can be good for morale, recovery and culture, but they are not, by themselves, controls for psychosocial hazards. A yoga class, morning [...]
Customer Service, According to the Customer Survey
The most reliable service any large corporation seems to provides these days is the customer satisfaction survey. You can spend three days trying to solve a problem they created, be transferred between departments like an [...]
Retiring from Work Does Not Mean Retiring from Connection
One of the biggest surprises for people moving towards retirement is that work has often been doing more for them than they realised. Yes, work provides income. But it also provides structure, purpose, conversation, shared [...]
The Silent War You Never See Coming: When People Suddenly Turn Against You
There is a question often linked to Carl Jung’s work: why do people suddenly start hating you? For leaders, this can feel deeply personal. One day, someone is cooperative, warm or even supportive. Then something [...]
The Hidden Cost Of How People Leave
When organisations think about workforce transition, the focus is often on roles, budgets and headcount. But there is another question that matters just as much: How are people leaving the business? For older workers approaching [...]
Educating the brain: why keeping it active matters more as we age
We often talk about dementia as though it is something that arrives suddenly in later life. In reality, brain health is shaped over decades by how we live, learn, connect and stay engaged. Education matters, [...]
Educating the brain in retirement
Why the move out of work needs to be a move into purpose, challenge and connection When people think about preparing for retirement, they usually focus on money, timing and lifestyle. Will we have [...]
Commander’s Intent: A Leadership Lesson the Workplace Can Borrow from the Military
One of the most useful leadership ideas to emerge from the military over the past century is the concept known as Commander’s Intent. While the phrase originates from military doctrine, the principle behind it has [...]
When the Role Ends: Why Retirement Can Feel Like Losing Yourself
We have become very good at recognising the challenges faced by people stepping away from high-intensity careers. When professional athletes retire, we understand that the transition can be abrupt and deeply unsettling. Their identity has [...]
Dr Susan Roberts says: