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Hosted by Nate Beers · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 90 episodes
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For IDD Providers: Tired of the revolving door of staff? Join host Nate Beers as he and other industry leaders share loads of actionable advice on how you can retain and grow your DSP workforce. Just because there's a nationwide DSP workforce crisis doesn't mean that your organization has to churn through staff. Listen to innovative solutions to increase your staff retention and give your organization a competitive advantage so that at the end of the day you provide the best quality care for those you serve. More effective supervisors. Stronger workforce. Lower turnover.
Nate Beers hosts IDD Leader, a business show with 90 episodes published.
If you're leading in this field, chances are you already know: there's no real playbook. No one handed you a map for the exact situation you're in right now. Amanda Elder and Kim Champney lead in rural Alaska, where that
One organization used to spend three staff members and two full weeks writing their quarterly reports. Now it takes one person about an hour. That's the kind of number Daniel Caridi, co-founder of Kibu, mentions almost c
A volunteer dodgeball class for five people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. That's where Daniel Caridi's company started — and somehow it turned into an EHR platform now used by over 400 disability serv
There was a woman in her 80s. Her one goal was to get her driver's license. When someone finally asked where she'd go first, she said the grocery store. Then: "I'd go see my sister." They didn't know she had a sister. Th
What if the thing you've been dreading is actually the thing that could transform your organization? For the past year, Nate kept noticing a pattern: a disproportionate number of the highest-performing organizations he i
Most IDD organizations genuinely care about their staff. You celebrate DSP Appreciation Week, recognize milestones, and try to say “thank you” in meaningful ways—and yet, people still leave. Not because recognition doesn
Most leaders already know they should be listening more. This episode is about what actually happens when someone does. Steve Gonyea is a parent, foster parent to 178 kids, and one of the most relentlessly solution-orien
What if the people most likely to solve your retention problem are already on your payroll — and nobody's asking them? Steve Gonyea has been inside more human services systems than almost anyone: IDD, foster care, juveni
Most conversations about AI in human services stop at "it's coming." This one is about what's already here. G.N. Janes, CEO of Valley Community Services, has spent a decade building a data-driven retention system for fro
Most organizations find out a frontline supervisor is struggling the same way they find out an employee is leaving — too late. G.N. Janes, CEO of Valley Community Services, spent the last decade trying to change that. Wh
Most workforce programs fail because they stop at 90 days. The problem compounds from there. The organizations seeing retention rates up to 90% aren't doing more of the same — they're doing something structurally differe
The hiring bonus didn't fix it. The career fair didn't fix it. The referral program didn't fix it. And deep down, most leaders in human services already know why — they just haven't had language for it yet. JW Gibbs spen
Leadership can feel heavy—especially when the demands keep growing, decisions keep stacking up, and everyone else’s challenges seem to roll uphill toward you. For executives, program leaders, and operational leaders in h
If you lead a human services organization, you’ve probably watched this play out: A staff member’s performance starts slipping. Their supervisor sees it. But days turn into weeks, nothing gets said — and by the time anyt
If you’ve ever thought, “Why do I feel like I’m babysitting adults?”… this episode is for you. In human services, most leaders don’t struggle because they don’t care—they struggle because they were never shown what to ac
Most organizations are promoting the wrong people. Not because they don’t care. Not because they’re careless. But because they’re using the wrong criteria. In this episode, Nate breaks down a simple but powerful rule: ➡️
What if the thing your best DSPs want most… isn’t more pay? In Part 2 of this conversation with Scott and Craig De Fasselle from DSP Magnet, we shift from big-picture staffing challenges to something surprisingly simple—
You hired 100 DSPs… so why are you still short-staffed? In this episode, Nate sits down with Scott De Fasselle and Craig De Fasselle from DSP Magnet to unpack one of the most frustrating realities in IDD services: 👉 You
Staff retention can feel incredibly frustrating. You try retention bonuses. Recognition programs. Hiring harder. Posting more jobs. Improving onboarding. And yet… the vacancies keep coming. For many leaders in human serv
If your team is struggling with retention, the answer probably isn’t another pizza party. In Part 2 of this conversation, Nate sits down again with workforce strategist Holli Beth Clauser, founder of ABA C.A.R.E.S. Staff
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