Have you ever noticed leaders spend a lot of time talking about talent, only to make the same mistakes over and over again? Few things in business are as costly and disruptive as unexpected talent departures. With all the emphasis on leadership development, I always find it interesting so many companies seem to struggle with being able to retain their top talent. The same applies to personal partnerships more and more people are jumping the gun and walking away instead of giving the relationship their best efforts, if you don't believe me just look at the divorce rate.... 50- 60 % are ending because giving a little is too much to ask. "It's my way or the high way. So hit the road Jack/Jill."
In this blog, I’ll share some research, observations, and insights on how to stop the talent door from revolving.
Ask any CEO if they have a process for retaining and developing talent and they’ll quickly answer in the affirmative. They immediately launch into a series of soundbites about the quality of their talent initiatives, the number of high-potentials in the nine box, blah, blah, blah. As with most things in the corporate world, there is too much process built upon theory and not nearly enough practice built on experience.
When examining the talent at any organization look at the culture, not the rhetoric – look at the results, not the commentary about potential. Despite some of the delusional perspective in the corner office, when researchers interview their employees, here’s what they tell them: my comments in Italic Bold on the personal relationships.
More than 30% believe they’ll be working someplace else inside of 12 months.
More and more people believe they will meet someone else to start over with inside of 12 months.
More than 40% don’t respect the person they report to.
More and more don't respect the person they are sleeping with as an equal or even a head of house-hold or home-maker
More than 50% say they have different values than their employer.
More and more couples believe that what initially brought them together was cosmetic not values.
More than 60% don’t feel their career goals are aligned with the plans their employers have for them.
More and More couples don't feel that their personal goals are aligned with their partners plans for them.
More than 70% don’t feel appreciated or valued by their employer.
More and More people feel under-appreciated and under-valued by their partners.
So, for all those employers who have everything under control, you better start re-evaluating. There is an old saying that goes; “Employees don’t quit working for companies, they quit working for their bosses.” Regardless of tenure, position, title, etc., employees who voluntarily leave, generally do so out of some type of perceived disconnect with leadership.
Lets face the naked truth on relationships, woman don't leave their homes, and men don't want to leave their homes but do it because they can not see continuing to live with the person they chose to be with no longer are meeting their needs and are NOT THE SAME PERSON they fell in Love with.
Here’s the thing – employees who are challenged, engaged, valued, and rewarded (emotionally, intellectually & financially) rarely leave, and more importantly, they perform at very high levels. However if you miss any of these critical areas, it’s only a matter of time until they head for the elevator.
If you don't challenge your Alpha partner, and engage them, make them feel like they are valuable, and reward them (emotionally and in other ways) they will quite on you.
Following are 10 reasons your talent will leave you – smart leaders don’t make these mistakes:
Top Ten Reasons Why Large Companies Fail To Keep Their Best Talent ~Eric Jackson Eric Jackson Contributor
The Case for Hiring 'Under-Qualified' Employees ~David K. Williams David K. Williams Contributor
The 10 Reasons Why We Fail ~David DiSalvo David DiSalvo Contributor
This One Leadership Quality Will Make or Break You Mike Myatt Mike Myatt Contributor
1. You Failed To Unleash Their Passions: Smart companies align employee passions with corporate pursuits. Human nature makes it very difficult to walk away from areas of passion. Fail to understand this and you’ll unknowingly be encouraging employees to seek their passions elsewhere.
Do you Fail to unleash their sexual passions? If yes them what is said above is very similar in your personal life.
2. You Failed To Challenge Their Intellect: Smart people don’t like to live in a dimly lit world of boredom. If you don’t challenge people’s minds, they’ll leave you for someone/someplace that will.
Do you Fail to challenge them in all areas you need to? If " yes" them what is said above is very similar in your personal life.
3. You Failed To Engage Their Creativity: Great talent is wired to improve, enhance, and add value. They are built to change and innovate. They NEED to contribute by putting their fingerprints on design. Smart leaders don’t place people in boxes – they free them from boxes. What’s the use in having a racehorse if you don’t let them run?
4. You Failed To Develop Their Skills: Leadership isn’t a destination – it’s a continuum. No matter how smart or talented a person is, there’s always room for growth, development, and continued maturation. If you place restrictions on a person’s ability to grow, they’ll leave you for.
Do you Fail to see that your partner needs to grow and develop in their own way and at their pace? If "yes" them what is said above is very similar in your personal life.
I think if you see what I'm seeing. Which is that the World we live in business, Politics, Marriages, Same Sex Partnerships, raising kids as single parent, should be about taking the time to engage others and respecting that we are all made equal but yet different. It can't work if you are unwilling yield from your positions.
Have Happy New Year All. Start by finding ways to start a new Year with fresh new ways of compromise by making concessions and appreciating each other.
In the Words of Miss Universe: "Celebrate your differences"
Here a few other quotes:
A BRICK
"Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a dead body."
Lady Gaga
"Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a dead body."
Lady Gaga
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