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or best management practice, the South Suburban Parks and Recreation department, Centennial, Colorado, Chris Brink accepting.
To help their larger institution retain employees, the program created a retention project that focused on learning. Called "The Learning Journey," the project created classes and workshops for employees ranging from Conversational Spanish to Microsoft Office to Using a Day Planner to Humor in the Workplace. More than 350 employees took the courses, which cost $8,000. If they had taken similar courses elsewhere, it would have cost $100,000. A great management practice.
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