"Chances
are good that up to 66% of your company's hiring decisions will prove
to be mistakes in the first 12 months. It is also documented that
60% of a manager's time is spent fixing people problems and 40% on
trying to achieve company goals."
-
Peter Drucker
"When
an employee leaves you, ...you're going to lose 2 1/2 times the person's
annual salary, whether they're entry-level or senior management."
-
Dr. Pierre Mornell
"In
these days of talent wars, the best way to keep your stars is to know
them better than they know themselves --- and then use that information
to customize the careers of their dreams."
-
Harvard Business Review