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Psychologist Target Senior Executives with
Retirement Counseling
Says they help corporate leaders adjust from enjoying
what they do to who they are
By Tucker Sutherland, editor
April 22, 2005 It first struck me as odd, then,
after more careful consideration, the new psychological counseling
program to help senior corporate executives meet the challenges of
retirement may have potential. Moore & Associates is targeting the
leading edge of baby boomer executives that are now turning 59.
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Being a senior citizen well passed 65, I have
watched dozens of my friends and associates wrestle with the decisions
that have to be made about retirement. The biggest is a basic questions,
What am I going to do?
Most of my friends have continued to work at
something. When you have worked all your life, it is difficult to just
turn off that drive. And, it seems to me, that my friends who have
continued to work have done better in retirement than those who chose
leisure and hobbies to fill their days.
My father chose leisure but was not happy and tried
to go back to work. But, he was not physically or mentally able to work
successfully. He dropped back to the retired life but I dont think he
was happy.
Today, most of us are much more able - mentally and
physically - to continue to work than were our fathers. Yet, the work
opportunities for many senior corporate executives are going to be very
different than what they have been experiencing. They are not likely to
find jobs where they command hordes of workers, solve million dollar
problems or enjoy the everyday esteem of a high corporate position.
Most likely, judging from my acquaintances, they
will adjust to something a less demanding employment. Teaching, for
example, seems to be popular. Or, they will try to turn some hobby, like
painting, writing or collecting, into a business.
Many, too, have turned to more aggressive
entrepreneurship. One of my friends found a new business that was for
sale and has launched a new successful career.
My point is that facing retirement is a challenge
and if there is expert guidance it could be helpful to many.
Moore & Associates, says they are a leading
industrial psychology firm, and have introduced a post-career transition
planning program for senior corporate executives -- LifeShift: Your Best
is Yet to Come.
LifeShift, they say, is a first-of-its-kind,
one-on-one program that fulfills an unmet need in the marketplace to
deliver insight, validation, achievement, and hope for those who plan to
transition to post-career life.
When executives are done building their company,
LifeShift helps them build a life, says their promotion. LifeShift is
designed to help executives shift from enjoying what they do during
their corporate career to enjoying who they are in their post-career
life.
Moore & Associates says the program received rave
reviews at the Society of Psychologists in Management annual conference
in March 2005.
"Typically, senior executives are self reliant and
excellent planners. For the most part they have taken significant steps
towards financial planning for retirement, but have not generally
considered how to deal with their identity and feelings after their
transition from corporate life," contends Dwight Moore Ph.D., industrial
psychologist and President of Moore & Associates. "This program helps
them plan for success in building a life after they've built a career."
LifeShift participants are generally anticipating
retirement in one to two years and currently employed as executives or
professionals. "LifeShift addresses these executives primary concerns:
losing their corporate identity; having others not take their transition
seriously; changing their support group and friend networks; perception
of having no problems to solve, and not knowing what to do with their
free time," says Moore. "LifeShift is a personalized 10-15 hour program
guided by a carefully developed and proven process that focuses on the
participant's unique needs. All of our LifeShift professionals are
certified to deliver professional counseling services."
Moore & Associates is located in Seattle but says
they deliver seamless service in Canada and the United states through
its affiliates and associates. You can learn more at their Website:
www.drmooreandassociates.com.
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