Are you one of the 50% of people aged 50-70 who've indicated on suveys that you want to have a positive impact on the world after you leave your mid-years career? Bill Gates and Bill Clinton are two stars who've become role models for doing just that.
The Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative has launched a small program, hoping to be a model for other universities to teach accomplished people to become social entrepreneurs and to lead NGOs.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, professor at the Harvard Business school said in Starting Over, With a Second Career Goal of Changing Society, "This is about deploying a leadership force to have an impact on major social problems."
Although needs are even more pressing now, funds for capitalizing these initieatives are more scarce. but, the trend toward seasoned high level people who are passionate about finding their encore careers marches ahead.
Do you have a dream of impacting major issues in the world before you retire to leisure pursuits? Are you stirred to do something but haven't yet found your passion?
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