Dr. Green speaks, writes, and consults with organizations on the impact of an aging workforce on HR practices, work cultures, and leadership of an intergenerational workforce. The gradual aging of the 76 million baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, will cause significant changes to talent management practices, especially in the areas of recruitment, retention, and management of older workers.

Several national studies of baby boomers indicate over 70% intend to remain working, many in full-time positions, past the traditional retirement age. Beginning in 2011, the first wave of baby boomers will be approaching traditional retirement age of 65. While many leaders are keenly aware of the potential labor shortage created by retiring baby boomers, very few have taken action that will leverage the inherent opportunities.

Organizations and their leadership face new and unknown challenges as they attempt to predict the employment decisions of a large, highly educated and potentially mobile workforce. Dr. Green is a strong advocate of anticipatory leadership, a thoughtful and intentional approach to managing necessary change in organizational design, HR practices, and leadership of a demographically diverse workforce. In her work with John Mahaffie and Jennifer Jarratt of Leading Futurists, organizational leaders are shown how to use a combination of visioning, strategic change, and organizational redesign to leverage the opportunities inherent in such large-scale change as the demographic wave of an aging population. View a summary of future scenarios (PDF).