In this week’s Thought Sparks Podcast episode, Rita McGrath, a Columbia University Business School Professor, C-Suite strategist, business founder and best-selling author, sits down with Teresa Amabile, Edsel Bryant Ford Professor, Emerita, at Harvard Business School, and co-author of the book Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You, which draws on over 100 case studies of individuals’ experiences with retirement.

0:33: From “The Progress Principle” to “Retiring” — The Origin of the Research

11:13: Preparing for Retirement and What to Think About Before You Take the Step

15:16: The Research Methodology

20:07: The Four Tasks of Retiring

20:24: Task One: Making the Decision

26:17: Task Two: Detaching from Work

29:29: Task Three: Exploring and Experimenting

38:42: Task Four: Consolidating a Retirement Life

41:12: Identity in Retirement — Bridging and Building Anew

51:33: What Companies Should Do

57:18: What Does Work Mean Now, And Teresa’s Own Retirement

59:53: Where to Learn More

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