Focus on employee engagement to retain top talent

• Published date: 01 June 2017
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/nba.30320
• Date: 01 June 2017

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available online

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Focus on employee engagement

to retain top talent

to work. The more engaged a worker is, the more

likely they will put forth more effort, go above and

beyond, care more about their work, and be more

willing to help out their coworkers when called

upon,” Harris said.

Nonprots face many unique challenges com-

pared to the for-prot sector when it comes to re-

cruiting and retaining top talent. The work can be

physically and emotionally daunting, the pay often

lower and the benets less generous. Combine that

with a coming exodus from the sector as the baby

boomers that currently ll most leadership positions

retire, and you could have a looming “brain drain”

and leadership void that could hamper charities of

all shapes and sizes for years to come.

According to experts, employee retention strate-

gies aimed at combating that scenario need to focus

on employee engagement.

“Overall, engagement is still a major challenge in

the nonprot sector,” said Dan Harris of Quantum

Workplace, a provider of human resources software

services focused on employee engagement.

“When we talk about engagement, we mean the

strength of the mental and emotional connection

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