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title: "S5E9: How to Attract Top Talent in a Tight Labor Market"
description: Stan Endicott and Monty Kelso from the Slingshot Group discuss how leaders can attract top talent in a tight labor market.
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# [S5E9: How to Attract Top Talent in a Tight Labor Market](https://workplaces.org/podcast/bcwi-resource/podcast/stan-endicott-monty-kelso-slingshot-group)

 Written by [Best Christian Workplaces](https://workplaces.org/podcast/author/bcw) | March, 16 2020

Will a key, new hire catapult your organization forward like a slingshot? Have you wondered how to stop the carousel of continued employee turnover? **Stan Endicott, **Chief Culture Officer and **Monty Kelso, **President and CEO of the [**Slingshot Group, **](https://slingshotgroup.org/)give their insight into these questions and help bring clarity to attracting top talent. 

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## In this episode:

- The tension in trying to make the right staffing decisions (06:54)
- One of the largest search firms for churches and Christian nonprofits that meets a need (08:07)
- Succession: As baby boomers retire, the opportunity for young leaders to step in is opening up more (11:46)
- Churches and organizations competing to gain great talent (15:15)
- Millennials want to be a part of collaboration (26:00)
- Strategy has increased in its importance for employee engagement (27:40)
- Checklist to stop the exit of talent: Challenge and responsibility, the flexibility of when to work and where to work, a stable work environment, money, professional development, peer recognition, leaders who have a servant's heart, exciting job content and organizational culture. (34:02)
- How to lead creative types (35:42)

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## READ THE TRANSCRIPT

Read a complete, word-for-word [transcript of the episode.](https://workplaces.org/podcast-transcript/transcript/attract-top-talent-tight-labor-market)[mailto:info@workplaces.org](mailto:info@workplaces.org)

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