Scout, Recruit, & Retain
I'm Dr. Renee Thornton, founder of Pathfinder Resilience and author of The Mission-Critical Mindset and Navigating Adversity. I've spent my career studying the 4% — mission-critical professionals psychologically wired for high-stakes work — and helping the leaders who build cultures around them. Scout, Recruit, & Retain is a biweekly field guide for mission-critical leaders tired of watching their best people leave while the wrong ones stay. What you'll get: Scout — Multi-generational strategies for identifying candidates wired for the work and built for your culture. Not just filling seats — finding people who belong. Retain — Practical tools to keep your people sharp, healthy, and committed. Performance. Wellbeing. Self-care that doesn't feel soft. Leadership that earns loyalty across generations. No B.S. No corporate HR theory that's never seen a dispatch center at 3 a.m. If you're building a culture where the right people thrive — and want to stay — you're in the right place.