Managing Middlescence.

They make up more than half your workforce. They work longer hours than anyone else in your company. From their ranks come most of your top managers.

It's time to retire. Retirement.

Companies have been so focused on down-sizing to contain costs that they've largely neglected a looming threat to their competitiveness: a severe shortage of talented workers. The general population is aging and with it, the labor pool. People are living longer, healthier lives, and the birthrate is at a historical low.