400 Attendees Honor Robert Lane with Spirit of Sarasota Award; Leaders also LEARNED CRUCIAL TOOLS TO HELP RETAIN TALENT in the workplace

​On March 25, 400 plus community leaders honored Robert Lane of Kerkering Barberio with the Spirit of Sarasota Award, sponsored by HH Staffing Services. “The award embodies someone who has given their time, talents, and treasures to make this great city what it is. They do it because they want to do it, not because they have to or not because they are paid to do it,” said Darrin Rohr, President/CEO of HH Staffing Services.

The chamber community recognized Robert Lane for working to make the Sarasota community provide opportunities and quality of life to many. His for his 30+ year career involvement in numerous leadership is woven througout the entire Sarasota region. Many non-profits and local organizations have benefitted from his expertise and business acumen by serving on their board of directors.

Attendees also learned from a 7-year leadership study about the impact of avoiding tough conversations on retaining employees. Keynote speaker, Natalie Johnson of ViDL Solutions, shared that the higher the team’s psychological safety (a shared belief of being vulnerable without being humiliated) is amongst employees, the higher the retention rate. Natalie left attendees with BRAVING tools that break down trust into seven elements: Boundaries, Reliability, Accountability, Vault, Integrity, Nonjudgment, and Generosity.