Retraining road-trip: New skills for older workers




HBS Managing the Future of Work show

Summary: From South Carolina, to Appalachia, to Wiscosin, 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.