For Employers & HR
Your most experienced people are walking out the door.
Client relationships, institutional knowledge and mentoring capability – leaving years too early.
The cost of losing experience
Client relationships, institutional knowledge and mentoring capability – walking out the door years too early.
The talent pool you're ignoring
Millions of skilled 50+ professionals are available, motivated and underutilised. Your competitors will find them first.
What the book offers employers
Three things every HR leader needs.
Understanding the barriers to retaining 50+ talent
Clear-eyed analysis of what's really happening – the biases, assumptions and structural barriers that drive experienced people out. How to achieve more from your existing workforce.
Practical frameworks for later-career transitions
Tested approaches from real firms. How to make partner, director and employee transitions planned and positive – not sudden and costly.
The intergenerational workplace model that actually works
How to build teams that benefit from the full spectrum of experience – and why AI makes experienced workers more valuable, not less. This is REAL diversity at work.
Featured in the book
Real organisations. Real evidence.
Case studies and research drawn from employers already proving that age-inclusive workplaces drive performance.
Bulk Orders
Buy copies for your leadership team.
20 or more copies? We can arrange a personalised invoice and delivery.
Ready to act on this?
Next-Up can help you put it into practice.
Victoria co-founded Next-Up, working directly with organisations to rethink how they engage, develop and retain experienced talent – in partnership with senior practitioners who've navigated the longevity revolution inside major corporations.
- →Board & leadership briefings – On the strategic implications of the 50+ workforce.
- →Workshops – For HR functions, leadership teams and people planning later careers.
- →Individual coaching – For professionals navigating what comes next.
- →CV & LinkedIn support – That positions experience as a genuine competitive advantage.