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HBR Guide to Designing Your Retirement

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Set yourself up for a successful transition.

Retirement is perhaps the greatest and most deeply personal career transition you'll ever make. Will you switch gears, slow down, or stop work entirely? Will you have the money, the good health, and the companionship you need to enjoy it?

The HBR Guide to Designing Your Retirement provides the practical tips, research, stories, and advice you need to take stock of your skills and interests and define retirement for yourself.

You'll learn how

Assess your readiness to make the transitionCraft a plan to slow your pace—or stop working altogetherExperiment with possible future selvesFind new ways to apply old skillsCommunicate your plan to key partnersBridge your old identity to your new one Stay connected

Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

256 pages, Paperback

Published July 11, 2023

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230 reviews2 followers
November 14, 2023
A little exec-heavy advice bit considering g the source,it's pretty good overall. List heavy and sometimes repetitive.
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319 reviews5 followers
February 22, 2025
If you're a wealthy CEO, this retirement book is for you. It consists of essays on how to smoothly transition out of your current role, explore flexible work options like consulting or board memberships, and find meaningful activities for your retirement. While it's not entirely suited to my situation, I did find a few adaptable ideas that could be useful.
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May 26, 2024
This is a selection of previously published articles. A good wrap-up in case you missed anything. Standard advice abounds.
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694 reviews32 followers
June 30, 2025
Cuốn này ra mắt 07/2023 mình đọc nguyên bản thay vì bản dịch Việt

Ấn tượng nhất là về việc mình cần lập một "hội đồng quản trị" cho việc nghỉ hưu của mình cũng như bài viết cuối sách của giáo sư Clayton Christensen. ông phát hiện mình mắc ung thư, biết rằng cuộc sống của mình sẽ ngắn lại, và cho ông nhìn nhận cái gì thực sự quan trọng trong cuộc sống

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đọc lại: thử nghiệm, thử, thử mọi thứ. đừng một mình. cho mình thời gian. ngẫm nghĩ.
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