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Business Leaders: It’s Time to Start Thinking About Our Talent in New Ways

Michael McKinney

Many believe that the drive for retention or reducing turnover takes their eye off the ball. His new book, The Retention Trap: Stop Measuring Turnover, Start Measuring Talent Investment (Post Hill Press, June 3, 2025), follows his first book, The Source. They may spend that time thinking about wages, benefits, and compliance.

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Empowering Changemakers to Embrace New Approaches | Heather Hiscox

Peter Winick

A Proven Framework for Meaningful Impact in Nonprofits and Beyond In this episode, Heather Hiscox shares her journey from frustration to transformation, emphasizing the importance of relationships, active listening, and embracing imperfection in the change process. They see their retention and rejuvenation in their team members.

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CEOs Ask Other Leaders to Commit to Prioritizing Employee Mental Health

Association Now Workplace

With that in mind and timed to Mental Health Awareness Month , a group of nonprofit CEOs is asking fellow leaders to transform the nation’s workforce culture by pledging to prioritize employee mental health. …And in the case of nonprofits, it is directly related to their ability to accomplish their mission. Arthur Evans Jr.,

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Bridging the Skills Gap and Investing in Human Capital

SHRM Organizational Development

Whether you work in for-profit or in nonprofit like me, your organization may be preparing for a recession. No matter where you are in the world, many industries are already facing challenges, including the Great Resignation, staff recruitment and retention and end-of-year hiring freezes. And they need to know.

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15 Employee Development Strategies To Future-Proof Your Workforce

AIHR

While talent attraction and retention can be challenging, employee development strategies can help. Here’s why it matters: Improved retention: Employees who have growth opportunities will see a future with your company as less likely to resign. Are team performance or retention rates improving?

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How to Keep Your Best People in a Disrupted Workplace

Association Now Leadership

That’s bound to be an increasing source of tension, one that directly impacts retention. That in itself may not solve an association’s retention problems. Addressing that challenge is the topic of one of the stories I contributed to the package, “ Six Ways to Keep Your Best People.”

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Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This blogs tips and ideas are perfect for managers and leaders of all types of small to large businesses and nonprofit organizations. Saturday, October 2, 2010 Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders If you lead a nonprofit organization, the one hour it will take you to read Peter F.