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# How to retain talent when you can’t pay more

Budgets are capped. How do you keep high-performers from walking away? Discover how targeted rewards and horizontal career moves sustainably retain talent without inflating fixed costs.

- **Speakers:** [Iryna Shulha](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@iryna-shulha)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage
- **Published:** July 2, 2026
- **Duration:** 23:09
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1971-how-to-retain-talent-when-you-can-t-pay-more
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