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The Future of Work Is Grey: The Untapped Value of Age in the Workforce

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內容簡介 【未來的工作是灰色，跨世代協作挑戰領導轉型】一場年齡革命正在重塑你的團隊。你準備好領導這場變革了嗎？一場大規模的人口結構變遷正在重塑世界，並且正在永久改變我們的工作方式。人們變得更健康、壽命更長，並正在重新定義「退休」的概念。獲獎作家丹·龐特法（Dan Pontefract）在《職場的未來是灰色》(書名暫譯)一書中，揭示了在這個人口、經濟與生產力劇烈動盪的時代，我們必須重新思考工作的關鍵方式。數十年來，領導者們一直固守著過時的模式，認為年輕員工的人數永遠會超過老一輩、六十五歲退休是不可動搖的準則，且年長員工已貢獻乏力。這種心態讓我們陷入了「年齡債」（age debt）的領導困境——這相當於職場版的「氣候危機」。它是組織面臨的累積負擔，源於人口老化、出生率暴跌、中年員工不堪重負、內部技能差距擴大、跨世代問題加劇，以及各種經濟結構無法跟上時代腳步。在這場強而有力的探索中，龐特法揭開了我們如何到達「年齡債」臨界點的過程，以及組織與領導者接下來該怎麼做。他也揭示了領導者必須如何抓住這個時代最重要的機會，即「經驗紅利」（experience dividend）——透過將各年齡層員工的技能、洞察力與導師經驗整合到修正後的勞動力策略中，所獲得的價值。這套願景的核心是他的「河流、岩石與紅寶石」（Rivers, Rocks, and Rubies）架構——這三種年齡原型反映了員工在生命各個階段不斷進化的優勢。作為確保組織未來成功與安全的緊急警報，本書提出了領導者「現在」就必須採取的必要行動。透過將年齡重新定位為強大的資產，領導者可以避開日益嚴重的危機，重新定義工作，以及同樣重要的——重新定義「工作的意義」。職場的未來毫無疑問會是灰色的，但它也可以成為一個充滿韌性、創新與希望的未來。An age revolution is reshaping your workforce. Are you ready to lead it?A massive demographic shift is reshaping the world, one that is permanently altering how we work. People are healthier, living longer, and redefining the concept of retirement. The Future of Work Is Grey, by award-winning author Dan Pontefract, reveals the critical ways we must rethink work in an era of demographic, economic, and productivity upheaval.For decades, leaders have clung to outdated models that assume younger workers will always outnumber older generations, that retirement at sixty-five is an unshakable norm, and that older employees have little left to offer. This mindset has left us working and leading in a period of “age debt”―the workplace equivalent of the climate crisis. It is the cumulative burden organizations face as our populations age, birth rates plummet, middle-aged workers become overwhelmed, internal skills gaps widen, multi-generational issues intensify, and various economic structures fail to keep pace.In this robust exploration, Pontefract uncovers how we reached this tipping point of age debt and what organizations and leaders need to do next. He also reveals how leaders must seize the most significant opportunity of our time, the “experience dividend”―the value gained by integrating the skills, insights, and mentorship of employees across all age spectrums into a revised workforce strategy. Central to this vision is his framework of Rivers, Rocks, and Rubies―three age archetypes that reflect the evolving strengths of workers at every stage of life.An emergency siren to future-proof your organization’s success and security, The Future of Work Is Grey gives you the imperative actions leaders need to take NOW. By reframing age as a powerful asset, leaders can avert a growing crisis, redefining work and―equally important―what it means to work. The future of work will most definitely be grey, yet it can also become a future of resilience, innovation, and hope.

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各界推薦 “We’re living longer, healthier lives―but in the workplace, ageism still rules. In this insightful and timely book, Dan Pontefract explores this paradox and shows how leaders can build cultures that value, engage, and celebrate the power of experience.” ―Lynda Gratton, London Business School professor and co-author of The 100-Year Life“The Future of Work Is Grey shows leaders how to confidently navigate the upcoming demographic shift: design work and teams for longer careers, keep wisdom flowing, and build a culture people are proud to be part of.” ―Chip Conley, founder of Modern Elder Academy and New York Times–bestselling author of Learning to Love Midlife“A lucid, provocative exploration of the ‘grey zone’ in the future of work. Dan Pontefract reveals how this new reality, the massive demographic age shift amid the disruption of AI blurring roles, skills, and value, is fundamentally rewriting the code of the global economy.” ―Hamilton Mann, AI researcher and bestselling author of Artificial Integrity“Leadership consultant Pontefract delivers a well-researched exploration of how aging populations are influencing the labor force...Business leaders should heed this timely call to embrace the changing workforce.” ―Publishers Weekly

作者介紹

作者介紹 Dan PontefractDan Pontefract is a leadership and corporate culture strategist and an award-winning author with over two decades of senior executive experience at SAP, TELUS, and Business Objects. Since launching Pontefract Group in 2018, he has worked with organizations worldwide, including Salesforce, Amgen, Nestlé, Autodesk, Manulife, BMO, Nutrien, and Virgin Media O2. He has presented at four TED events and delivered over 600 keynote talks in Australia, the Middle East, Europe, the US, and Canada. He is the author of Work-Life Bloom (winner of the 2024 Thinkers50 Best New Management Book and the Axiom Business Book Awards Gold Medal), Lead. Care. Win., Open to Think, The Purpose Effect,and Flat Army. He writes for Forbes and Harvard Business Review and is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business. Named as one of the Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2018, HR Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in HR, and Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers, Dan lives in Victoria, BC.

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最佳賣點 : 全球老齡化浪潮正在重塑職場，作者提出「年齡債」警告：忽視資深人才將導致企業失能。書中將員工依特質分為三類：河流(年輕、具流體智力與好奇心)、岩石(中年、穩固且可靠)與紅寶石(高齡、閃耀晶體智力的智慧)。這不是退休指南，而是寫給公司領導人的管理藍圖，教你將年齡斷層轉化為經驗紅利、打造共榮跨世代團隊。

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