How organisations can benefit by investing in older workers? As baby boomers approach traditional retirement age, such factors as financial security, health benefits, and the attractiveness of staying active in later years are encouraging more people to work well into their 60s, 70s, and even 80s, while businesses are learning to anticipate their long-term employment needs, and facing potential labour shortages unless they hold onto and develop more older workers. The economic, political, and cultural implications of these trends will reach staggering proportions, changing the make-up of organisations large and small and the very nature of work and our attitudes toward it. "The Older Worker Advantage" tackles these issues head on, taking into account both the organisation's or manager's point of view, and the older employee's point of view. The authors analyse data from a wide variety of sources, including international comparisons, to explore the phenomenon of older workers in depth, dispelling common myths that contribute to age discrimination, and discussing the qualities that older workers can bring to an organisation. The authors showcase the pioneering efforts of those organisations which are establishing programmes and practices that develop older worker skills. They consider such timely topics as: what motivates older workers; the impact of technology on older worker training; creating diverse project teams; an emerging breed of managers attuned to older worker requirements and capabilities. Featuring diagnostic exercises, an appendix on legal protections for older workers, and specific tools for enhancing productivity and positive work environments, this book is an essential resource for anyone concerned with the profound changes in our workforce and its effects on young and old alike.