174: How to Keep Your Best Team Members During Uncertain Times

Are you constantly losing top talent and left wondering why? You're not alone—but you can prevent it. In this episode of The New Manager Playbook, Lia Garvin uncovers the hard truth about preventable employee turnover and shows managers exactly how to stop being blindsided when team members quit.

With research-backed insights and real-world strategies, you'll learn how to recognize the early signs of disengagement, have meaningful check-ins, and hold career development conversations that retain your high performers. Lia breaks down the true cost of turnover (hint: it's higher than you think) and gives you the management tools to build a loyal, high-performing team that sticks around.

If you're a new manager, team leader, or business owner struggling to keep top performers on board, this episode is for you!

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why 42% of turnover is preventable—and what to do about it
• How to recognize disengaged employees before it’s too late
• The real reason high performers are leaving silently
• Strategies to reduce employee turnover and improve retention
• Open-ended questions that get real feedback
• Career conversations that build loyalty, not fear
• How investing in your team builds trust and prevents surprise exits
• The long-term cost of not taking action

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