The Future of Work Is Grey: The Untapped Value of Age in the Workforce

A 2023 study by the UKG Workforce Institute revealed that 57 percent of middle managers wished they had known what they were getting into before stepping into their leadership roles. Recruitment is steady, retirements are being managed, and the workforce strategy appears to be decent enough. For example, in the United States: Center for Workforce Inclusion, “The Changing Face of the Labor Force: Mid-Career and Older Workers on the Rise,” 2023, centerforworkforceinclusion.org/the-changing-face-of-the-labor-force-mid-career-and-older-workers-on-the-rise. Instead, the air was thick with dread, nervous glances, and the unspoken understanding that their long-ignored Age Debt bill was finally due.