Dr. Rita Smith is a retired corporate executive. As a Baby Boomer professional woman, she personally experienced the unexpected and unique challenges the retirement transition brings to this first generation of women professional retirees. In her re-imagined retirement, Dr. Smith is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Management at the University of North Carolina Charlotte and Executive Retirement Coach. Prior to this new life stage, she spent 30+ years in senior Human Resources positions within global corporations. While climbing the male-oriented career ladder (in high heels), she obtained her master’s in Business Administration and doctorate in Adult Education and Human Resource Development. She is an accredited Professional Certified Coach, with additional certifications in retirement coaching. She spends her free time creating art and enjoying the mountains with her husband, Steve.
Empty Nest, Empty Desk, What’s Next?
How Boomer Professional Women Are Reinventing Their Retirement
by Dr. Rita Smith
Empty Nest, Empty Desk, What’s Next?
How Boomer Professional Women Are Reinventing Their Retirement
by Dr. Rita Smith
Published Apr 26, 2018
273 Pages
Genre: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Retirement Planning
Book Details
Baby Boomer women are the first generation of women to retire from professional career roles. These women were uniquely born into a generation known for breaking down traditional societal barriers and searching for personal fulfillment. They pioneered their entrance into the male-dominated professional workplace and persevered to levels of unprecedented success. These are strong, bright women. So why wouldn’t retirement be an easy transition for them? Unfortunately, these trailblazing women are ill prepared for the psychological challenges of retirement, and there are no roadmaps and few female role models to guide them. Dr. Rita Smith interviewed over 200 Baby Boomer professional women, and found a common experience among them—being unprepared for “retirement shock.” Empty Nest, Empty Desk, What’s Next? shares these women’s stories, their challenges, and their successes. The book also includes a Boomer Retirement Re-Imagined Roadmap© which, along with interactive exercises, provide the missing guidance and support to help Baby Boomer professional women reinvent a retirement that works!