The High Costs Of Paraprofessional Employee Turnover – Sizing Up The Challenge

“Staff turnover is telling us something!” – Dr. Kevin Ann Huckshorn, in her plenary address at the 2015 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Institute.

I couldn’t agree more. Behavior is communication, and in my work I see paraprofessionals voting with their feet. Last week at the 2015 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat, I took a detailed look at how big this problem is, and some of the ways that organizations can address the problem, in my session, Talent Management: Getting the Most from Your Human Capital.

Paraprofessionals provide non-medical health care, personal care, and supportive services to millions of people . . .