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EPISODE · Nov 20, 2018 · 26 MIN

Retraining road-trip: New skills for older workers

from HBS Managing the Future of Work · host Harvard Business School

From South Carolina, to Appalachia, to Wisconsin, Professor Willy Shih set out across the country to understand the plight of older workers coping with the changing nature of jobs. His conclusion: the challenges are enormous, but finally, a grassroots movement is taking shape to retrain workers across communities in America. Professor Shih, who has a background in American manufacturing, shares his road-trip findings with Bill in this podcast as well as an HBR article.

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