The traditional approach to talent management is being challenged like never before. With employee turnover at historic highs and career paths becoming increasingly fluid, leaders are scrambling to adapt their strategies for attracting and retaining talent.

But what if the solution isn’t fighting this trend, but embracing it?

Gayle Lantz speaks with Steve Cadigan, a global expert on talent strategy and company culture who has worked across five different industries and three different countries. He is author of Workquake. Steve was LinkedIn’s first Chief Human Resources Officer, leading the company through explosive growth from 400 to 4,000 employees in just three and a half years while helping shape their legendary culture.

Steve offers a fresh perspective on how to lead in a world where employees have more choices than ever before. He challenges the conventional wisdom about long-term employee retention and shares insights from Silicon Valley, where high turnover coexists with extraordinary innovation and value creation.

Steve reveals why the companies that will thrive aren’t necessarily those that keep people the longest, but those that people want to return to.

This episode covers: 

• Why traditional talent management architecture is failing in today’s rapidly changing workplace 
• How to build value and continuity with teams that don’t stay together as long 
• The critical question every leader must answer: “Why should someone work for you?” 
• Why employees are more loyal than ever—just not to their employers 
• The shift from caring about employees only while they work for you to supporting their entire career journey 
• How to create learning experiences that make people want to stay longer 
• Lessons from LinkedIn’s success in competing against tech giants for talent 
• Why culture became the unexpected differentiator that transformed LinkedIn’s growth trajectory

This episode challenges leaders to rethink their fundamental assumptions about talent strategy and embrace the opportunities that come with a more fluid workforce.

LINKS:

https://stevecadigan.com

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