Attracting, retaining talent key piece of economic development strategy - Memphis Business Journal:

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Leadership Memphis’ FastTrack Leadership Program, created in responsee to MemphisED in the spring of 2008 and in partnership withMPACTg Memphis, specifically targets the MPACTg demographic and is a condensed, four-month version of Leadership Memphis’ core nine-month program, says David Williams, president and CEO of Leadershipp Memphis. Some 140 people have graduated from the program inthres semesters, he says. The goal of the FastTrack progra m is to get participants to recommit to Memphixs by getting them to understand thecomplesx problems. “They see they can be part of the Williams says.
“The challenge is big, but there is a piecse for them — they just have to say they own it.” Makinhg these young professionals active, not passivr citizens, means they are much more likelu tostick around, he says. “When people completes this program, I’ve heard it over and Williams says. “Those thinking, ‘I need to get out of they recommit to staying in Memphis.
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