What Work Gets Wrong About Age | Dan Pontefract | TEDxTorontoMetU

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What happens when society’s focus on youth causes us to overlook the value of experience? Leadership and culture strategist Dan Pontefract explores the growing issue of ageism in society and the workplace. Through personal experiences and professional insights, Dan challenges the assumption that innovation and success belong only to younger generations, arguing that organizations risk losing valuable knowledge, wisdom, and perspective when they overlook experienced voices. Dan Pontefract is a leadership and culture strategist, best-selling author, and consultant with more than 20 years of senior executive experience at SAP, TELUS, and Business Objects. Through Pontefract Group, he has advised organizations including Salesforce, Amgen, Virgin Media O2, Nestlé, Canada Post, Autodesk, BMO, Manulife, the Government of Canada, UBC, and the City of Toronto. He is the award-winning author of six books, including The Future of Work Is Grey, Work-Life Bloom, Lead. Care. Win., Open to Think, The Purpose Effect, and Flat Army. His work has appeared in Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Leader to Leader, The Globe and Mail, and Inc. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Victoria and McGill University and has received 25 industry awards, multiple book honors, and recognition from Thinkers50, HR Weekly, PeopleHum, and Inc. Magazine. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx