Books by Sarah
Sarah Sladek has established herself as a leading authority on generational shifts in the workplace, drawing from extensive research and her own experiences as a consultant and speaker. Her compelling books provide practical guidance for organizations seeking to bridge the gap between generations, create thriving multi-generational teams, and optimize their workforce for long-term success.
MemberShift: Why Members Leave and the Strategies Proven to Bring Them Back
In her work with associations, Sarah kept hearing about the struggle to keep members engaged and gathering data to prove this was a challenge shared by associations globally. As a subject matter expert, she has an impressive track record of turning organizations around, so she decided to author a book to share her strategic insights to membership growth. Sarah is hoping MemberShift becomes the go-to guide for membership strategy.
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Talent Generation: How Visionary Organizations are Redefining Work and Achieving Greater Success
Sarah wanted to clearly understand why some organizations were successful at managing change, planning for the future, and engaging their people, while others were struggling to survive. She spent two years interviewing, shadowing, and visiting many of the most high performing organizations of our time to glean best practices in talent management. In 2017, she released this book and was named a Talent Economy Influencer by Talent Management magazine.
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Knowing Y: Engage the Next Generation Now
When Generation Y was poised to become the workforce majority, Sarah wrote about it in 2013. Her book didn’t just explore generational differences, it identified emerging economic shifts which would forever change the way people engage with membership organizations. She’s especially proud of this book and the high praise it received for being a unique, valuable, interesting, and insightful read.
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The End of Membership As We Know It: Building the Fortune-Flipping, Must-Have Association of the Next Century
Sarah’s breakout book would hit the market in 2013. The End of Membership would draw in a global audience, be translated into Dutch, added to nonprofit and CAE curricula, and top best-selling charts for nine consecutive years. People are still buying the book and people who bought it earlier often tell Sarah they often re-read it and refer to it for guidance.
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Rock Stars Incorporated: Hiring the High-Performance, High-Maintenance Hotshots Half Your Age
In 2008, Sarah followed up The New Recruit with a book exploring the trend of employee turnover which had become prominent among young professionals. The following year, she hosted the Rock Stars@Work Conference, a national conference addressing workforce trends and demographic shifts. Executives from companies like Dreamworks Animation, Target, Quicken Loans, Best Buy, and Fortune took the stage to share best practices in engaging the next generation of talent. A story covering the event appeared on the front page of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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The New Recruit: What Your Association Needs to Know About X, Y, & Z
In 2007, Sarah wrote the first book to ever address the topic of membership decline. She was especially proud to have John Graham, the President and CEO of ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership at that time, write an endorsement for the cover of the book. Graham wrote: “Recruiting younger members is essential to our future if our organizations are going to remain vibrant and relevant. I give Sladek a lot of credit for taking on a hard and important issue.”
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