“WE need some gray hair” once referred to needing someone with more experience. But I haven’t heard that expression in a very long time.
In fact, many companies are intentionally reducing the average age of their work forces in an effort to save money. Younger employees are generally paid less and have lower health care expenses and retirement costs. As one executive remarked to me recently, “I don’t think anyone really likes this — we all know our own 50-year-old moment will be coming, too.”
To read the original article: Why Innovators Get Better With Age - NYTimes.com
