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age debt
age diversity
Author_Dan Pontefract
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corporate culture
employee growth
employee management
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forthcoming
leadership
multigenerational workforce
older workers
rethinking retirement
rethinking work
talent management strategies
what is the future of work
workforce demographics
workforce management
Product details
- ISBN 9781774586440
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 22 Jun 2026
- Publisher: Page Two Books, Inc.
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Future of Work Is Grey, by award-winning author Dan Pontefract, reveals how we must rethink work amid demographic, economic, and productivity upheaval. For decades, outdated models assumed younger workers outnumber older ones and that retirement at 65 is fixed. This mindset created “Age Debt”—a burden from aging populations, plummeting birth rates, skills gaps, and multigenerational tensions. Pontefract presents the “Experience Dividend,” showing how integrating employees’ diverse skills across ages can transform workforce strategy. His framework of Rivers, Rocks, and Rubies highlights strengths at every life stage. An emergency siren for leaders, this book offers imperative actions to future-proof organisations by valuing age as an asset and building resilience, innovation, and hope in the future of work.
Dan Pontefract is a leadership strategist and award-winning author with 20+ years' experience at SAP, TELUS, and Business Objects. Founder of Pontefract Group, he's worked with Salesforce, Nestlé, Manulife, and more. A TED speaker and author of Work-Life Bloom (2024 Thinkers50 winner), he writes for Forbes and Harvard Business Review and teaches at the University of Victoria. He lives in Victoria, BC.
