{"product_id":"the-boomer-retirement-time-bomb-donald-l-venneberg-9780313375385","title":"The Boomer Retirement Time Bomb: How Companies Can Avoid the Fallout from the Coming Skills Shortage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis thought-provoking book looks at the potentially devastating effects of Baby Boomer retirements, predicts how our country will change, and provides actionable advice to help businesses weather the storm.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boomer Retirement Time Bomb: How Companies Can Avoid the Fallout from the Coming Skills Shortage\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for business leaders who want to stay ahead of the curve. A must-read for the 21st-century organization, it lays out challenges posed by a changing workforce and explains why we need to rethink assumptions about work and the workplace. More significantly, it provides practical, real-world strategies, best practices, and tactics for maximizing the opportunities that will accompany the coming demographic shift. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsserting that employers who play their cards right can reap tremendous rewards by tapping into the wisdom, maturity, and judgment of older workers, the book covers such topics as recruiting and (re)training these valuable employees. It looks at increased workplace flexibility and other means of helping retain older workers, and it explores how organizations can treat older workers as assets. Finally, it provides suggestions for developing a workplace that welcomes and accommodates the needs of an intergenerational workforce, providing work-life balance for \u003ci\u003eevery\u003c\/i\u003e employee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald L. Venneberg,Barbara Welss Eversole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313375380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313375385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 97","brand":"Donald L. Venneberg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086482092287,"sku":"9780313375385","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c714eda-4dd3-49b5-b77c-a6563912749c.jpg?v=1769094920","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boomer-retirement-time-bomb-donald-l-venneberg-9780313375385","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}