How Not To Retain Talent In A Low Unemployment Environment

Two recent events reminded me of how difficult it is for a business to retain key employees.  First, while addressing a group of small business owners about retention strategies, one of the owners jumped up and declared to the audience “you know what the unemployment rate for talent is?  It’s zero!” Like many employers, he’s finding it increasingly difficult to locate people to fill key positions, and even harder to keep them.