Phased retirement for trying times

Phased retirement, retraining, and role reversal.

Is retraining practical when you are close to retirement? This is the question I considered after 36 years as a family doctor in Vancouver, BC. I was semiretired and ready for a change of scene and pace for my final 2 to 3 years of clinical practice. Seeking challenge, flexibility, and adventure, I was also yearning to experience rural practice again, where I had started out. My wife and I pack...

Five Keys to Flourishing in Trying Times

in this article, i rely on two decades of empirical research on organizations that have faced difficult economic situations but achieved unexpected and exceptional levels of success. Carefully examining these organizations has helped uncover some unusual leadership strategies that can serve as guidelines to leaders facing tying times. these unusual strategies supplement the oft-prescribed leade...

Preparing nurses for retirement: A concept analysis

Background and Purpose: Retirement is an important event in nurses’ life. Preparation and planning are the essential necessities before nurses get retired. Healthcare leaders play an important role in preparing nurses for retirement. This study aims to explore the process by which nurses were prepared for retirement. Methods: The theory development method according to Walker and Avant was...

Trying Times: The Courts, the Historian, and the Contentious Struggle to Define Disease.

Career breaks and intentions for retirement by Queensland's nurses--a sign of the times?

OBJECTIVE In order to support policy planning, nurses in Queensland were surveyed three times over a 7-year period. Results from the study offered the opportunity to explore changes in work practices with respect to career breaks and retirement intentions. DESIGN A self-administered postal survey. SETTING Nurse members of the Queensland Nurses Union residing in the State of Queensland. PA...