MPR News with Angela Davis

The benefits of older workers

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Election volunteers at the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe urban office on East Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis on April 2.
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Age discrimination remains a serious barrier to employment.

But creativity can flourish with age. And experienced workers and late-in-life entrepreneurs are often more productive.

MPR News guest host Chris Farrell and his guests talk about the value of older workers and how to find purpose later in your career and in retirement.

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MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talks with Richard Leider (left), author and executive life-coach and founder of Inventure — The Purpose Company, in an MPR News studio in St. Paul on Thursday.
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Guests:

  • Richard Leider is an executive life coach and founder of Inventure — The Purpose Company. He is also a best-selling author who has written twelve books, including the fourth edition of “The Power of Purpose,” which will be published in January. 

  • Janine Vanderburg is the CEO of Encore Roadmap, which champions the benefits of older workers and intergenerational teams to businesses and brands. She is also the co-founder of Changing the Narrative, a national anti-ageism initiative.

During the conversation, Vanderburg mentioned this resource about tackling internalized ageism.

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