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The gift of youth can be a barrier for older workers
Pablo Picasso once said that ‘youth has no age’ – however, that certainly doesn’t ring true in the workplace.
Research from Hult International Business School has suggested that despite over 50s now wanting to work well beyond conventional retirement age and coming with a wealth of experience, there is a common covert bias towards not recruiting them.
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Increasing self-awareness through technology
95% of people believe that they are self-aware but in reality, it’s only true for 10-15% of people. This is according to Tasha Eurich, an organisational psychologist who studies self-awareness, or our lack of it.
Dr. Tasha Eurich, Organizational Psychologist and Best Selling Author discusses the double-edged sword of technology.
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