As we come slowly out of our little ‘recession’, many organizations are again beginning to worry about losing their best employees. As long as times are tough, people will stay put and tolerate most of the abuse an organization can deliver. But, times – they are a’changing and more rapidly than we think. As opportunities open up, valuable employees will start to move. Factoring in generational diversity – where GenX and GenY will not tolerate what the Boomers have lived through – makes this a challenge of major importance in organizational strategy. Check out your beliefs and behaviors around key staff retention. All talk and no walk? Even boomers are getting the message. Are you?

Love ’em or Lose ’em: Getting Good People to Stay (4th edition)