A huge part of future proofing your career is being able to invest in yourself and reinvent yourself at this time when everything is rapidly changing in our world. Although this holds true for anybody in today's world, this is especially true for silver entrepreneurs.

The Baby Boomer total of the population is around 73 million and about 20 million are actively participating in the workforce. Now, there are five conversations you need to have when beginning your encore career.

I started my podcast to help manufacturing leaders. My goal was to help them create a compelling future for themselves, their teams and organization. And so, I focused on leadership skills, organizational skills, learning, development and technology. While these are still issues, what I found is that the #1 issue is talent and workforce.

Last week on Creating Your Encore Career I talked with Rick Davis. Rick is a good friend, teacher, and self-proclaimed presentation specialist/playful otter. He helps people become engaging presenters who are prepped and ready for any occasion. Rick works with speakers, coaches, executives, sales professionals, and anyone with a desire to perform better whenever they are speaking in public or at private functions.

I’ve known and worked with Jonathan Milligan for several years. He has been a huge influence in the shaping of my Encore Career. I’ve relied on his knowledge and wisdom time and time again.

Remote workers are usually presented with just two options: work from home or work from a coffee shop. Sometimes they get tired of being in their house all the time and they need to get out. However, they also crave a more professional environment than a coffee shop.

Customer discovery is a well-known topic for entrepreneurs. As The Startup Owner’s Manual says, “The number one goal of customer discovery {is} turning the founders’ initial hypothesis about their market and customers into facts.”

Many of us have been unexpectedly thrust into remote work. There are those who love this change. Others, however, struggle working from home.

I’ve recently been reflecting on the idea of the “encore career.” Why? First of all, we have a demographic issue in the US.

As a leader, you must never become complacent. Rather, you should always be on a journey of growth and development.

The pandemic caused complete disruption of the talent picture in the United States. In particular, the workforce in various demographics has shifted greatly. As a result, the landscape of talent is changing.

Every one of us needs other people to come alongside us and help us throughout our entrepreneurial journey. The Kaufman Foundation puts it this way: “Innovation thrives in dense networks.”

Last week on Leading the Factory Forward we revisited the concept of emotional intelligence and the entrepreneur.

The key to success is taking charge. Whether you’re an entrepreneur or an employee, you have to take full responsibility for everything you think, say, and do. That is the only way to show up, step up, and live up to this one-and-only life you’ve been given.

If you’re considering starting your own business, you’ve likely already considered a few of the logistics. However, there are some things you might not even know you don’t know. That is where someone like Trivinia Barber comes in.

Our most recent episode of Leading the Factory Forward was a little different. It wasn’t about running your business, but about how to make a transition.

Michael Simmons is an author who has done extensive research on the topic of accelerated change in the workplace. He studied the work of 10 different authors who had written on this issue of the acceleration of digital capitalism and the acceleration of time.

The pandemic has affected each of us. The impact has been felt differently depending on our place in life, but nobody has emerged unscathed.

A big part of leadership is coaching. As a leader, you are likely going to coach others and be coached yourself.

There is a crisis in the manufacturing workforce. To put it simply, there just aren’t enough workers to meet the workforce demands.