8 Handling attrition

This chapter covers

  • The effect of attrition
  • Reasons why people decide to leave a company and move on
  • How to get ahead of attrition to reduce its effect
When you ask someone to leave where they are or ask them to join you, you are asking them to make a commitment. I take the commitment seriously.
—Myra Norton, President, Company Arena

Imagine a gentle ping on your phone from the Blind app (https://www.teamblind.com), a portal into the tech world where people seamlessly double their compensation by switching companies. You’re intrigued, scanning the latest job trends flooding digital channels. Recruiters, like diligent messengers on LinkedIn, bring tempting job offers with perks ranging from gourmet meals to ...

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