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The boomers' biggest impact will be on eliminating the term 'retirement' and inventing a new stage of life... the new career arc.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 15
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Cleveland
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