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Employee Retention Issues? Look in the Mirror (Part 1)

January 25, 2018

Part 1 of 2-Part Series on the Important and Timely Issue of Employee Retention There is a saying that employees don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Today, they are leaving more than ever. According to recent U.S. Department of Labor statistics, the average tenure of an employee in the U.S. is now only 1.5 years. We have ample statistics that clearly indicate money is NOT the reason for employees leaving a company. They do not

Why Succession Planning is Rarely a Success

January 11, 2018

The numbers are staggering. 10,000 Baby Boomers hit retirement age every day, and 60% of all business owners are over age 55. According to recent surveys by the Exit Planning Institute, PNC Bank, and Kent State, 80% of business owners have no transition plan or have not documented or communicated a succession plan. Furthermore, 80% of these businesses are simply not saleable, nor do they have a proper talent pipeline to continue on. Of the

Retained Executive Search in a Contingency World

December 29, 2017

Sandy has a problem. As head of a mid-sized consumer products manufacturer, her National Sales Manager just gave her two weeks’ notice. Her current plan to fill the position is to do what she has always done before – hire a couple of “contingency” recruiters, who will compete against each other, to quickly find her a replacement because there are major retailer line reviews coming up. This situation is not new to Sandy or hundreds