April 2025
Technical Note
HBS Case Collection

Skills-First Talent Management: Engagement and Retention

By: Boris Groysberg, Nicole Zelazko, Robin Abrahams and Katherine Connolly Baden

Format:Print
| Language:English
| Pages:16

Abstract

The third in a series, this note describes the significance of employee engagement and retention, explores the relationship between these two pillars and skills-first talent management, and covers the major drivers of engagement and retention. The other two notes are: “Skills-First Talent Management: Hiring” (HBS No. 425-019); and “Skills-First Talent Management: Onboarding, Development, and Performance Management” (HBS No. 425-020).

Keywords

Human Resources; United States

Citation

Groysberg, Boris, Nicole Zelazko, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden. "Skills-First Talent Management: Engagement and Retention." Harvard Business School Technical Note 425-021, April 2025.