The newly released What Retirees Want: A Holistic View of Life’s Third Age is the culmination of decades of research by Robert Morison and world-famous “Age Wave” expert Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D.  Join Robert (Bob), a renowned authority on the intersection of business, technology, and people management, as he discusses highlights of the book as they relate to the senior living industry. The book is a valuable compendium of retirees opportunities and challenges--a must-read for organizations wanting to better understand retirees in order to better serve them.

About Bob

Robert Morison is the Senior Advisor with Age Wave and Lead Faculty with the International Institute for Analytics. He has worked with hundreds of major organizations across industries to help them capitalize on the business potential of information technology, business analytics, and progressive management practices. He has written or edited more than 250 research reports and management guides. And he has contributed to a variety of executive programs for Chief Information, Technology, Human Resource, and Marketing Officers, as well as senior executives generally. 

He is co-author of Analytics At Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results (Harvard Business Press, 2010), Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills And Talent (Harvard Business Press, 2006), and three Harvard Business Review articles, one of which received a McKinsey Award as best article of the year. Bob has spoken before hundreds of corporate, industry, and government groups, and has been a commentator on workforce issues on Nightly Business Report on PBS. He previously served as executive vice president and director of research with Concours Group and CSC Index, and he began his career with General Electric Information Services Company. He holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College and an M.A. from Boston University. 

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