Mar 20, 2012

Why Top Talent Leaves

Posted by Wendy Weber

2 Bloggers (Eric Jackson and Erika Anderson) from Forbes.com comment about why top talent leaves:

“…We’re genuinely curious: What would make a very senior executive – someone who most certainly has been courted by his or her organization and then paid huge sums of money to join – decide to pack it in?  Is it greed (an even richer offer down the street)?  Hubris? Short attention span?  Or do 1%ers actually leave jobs for the same reasons  as the average Joe or Josie?…”

The answer:

Top talent leave an organization when they’re badly managed and the organization is confusing and uninspiring.

I have come to the same conclusion.  In fact, I have a candidate up for consideration right now that holds a senior level position at an “enviable” organization.  He has reported to 4 CMO’s in the 2 years that he has worked there.  It has worn on him, and when I approached him with a new opportunity he was receptive.   I have seen this many times before.

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