Today’s guest is a favorite among her students. She’s a Professor of Management Practice at the London Business School where she teaches on the Future of Work and directs an executive program on Human Resource Strategy.  She was also named best teacher at London Business School in 2015. I’m talking about Lynda Gratton, co-author of the book The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity.   Many of us have been raised on the traditional notion of a three-stage approach to our working lives: education, followed by work and then retirement. But this well-established pathway is already  beginning to collapse according to Lynda and co-author Andrew Scott. Whether you are 18, 45 or 60, you’ll need to do things very differently from previous generations and learn to structure your life in completely new ways. The good news for you and me is Lynda and The 100-Year Life are here to help. Join in on our chat below Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | RSS In today’s episode, Lynda and I discuss: * What statistics today say about average life expectancies and what that means for you * Examples of workable alternatives to the traditional three-stage life that make a long life a gift rather than a curse * Some of the ways this new reality impacts families, marriages and children * …and much more!   This Episode is Sponsored By Cloud Accounting Software FreshBooks FreshBooks is currently offering a month of unrestricted use to to all RtLP listeners – totally free right now. And, you don’t need a credit card for the trial. To claim your free month, click here and be sure and enter ReadToLead in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section. If your business uses Freshbooks, and you’d like to share your experience with the Read to Lead audience, click the contact tab at the top of this page and let us know. Be sure and include “FreshBooks” in the subject line. Lynda’s Latest Book You can order your copy of The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity right now. Lynda Gratton in Action Lynda’s Resources The best place to find out more about Lynda is at her website. Here, you can pick up a copy of Lynda’s new book. Find more on the book and the diagnostic Lynda mentioned here. Find out more about hiring Lynda to speak here. Connect with Lynda on Twitter and LinkedIn. Click to Tweet To share about the Read to Lead Podcast on Twitter quickly and easily, just click the box below.