Why do talented employees leave companies?

Maybe it's true -Largest studies undertaken by the Gallup Organization.Why do talented employees leave companies? Come to think of it. This is almost 100% true. This was taken from a very long article but I think this part is what it is all about...

Why did this talented employee leave despite a top salary? Arun quit for the same reason that drives many good people away. The answer lies in one of the largest studies undertaken by the Gallup Organization. The study surveyed over a million employees and 80,000 managers and was published in a book called First Break All The Rules. It came up with this surprising finding: If you're losing good people, look to their immediate supervisor. More than any other single reason, he is the reason people stay and thrive in an organization. And he's the reason why they quit, taking their knowledge, experience and contacts with them. Often, straight to the competition.

"People leave managers not companies," write the authors Marcus Buckinghamand Curt Coffman. "So much money has been thrown at the challenge of keeping good people - in the form of better pay, better perks and better training - when, in the end, turnover is mostly a manager issue."

If you have a turnover problem, look first to your managers. Are they driving people away? Beyond a point, an employee's primary need has less to do with money, and more to do with how he's treated and how valued he feels. Much of this depends directly on the immediate manager. And yet, bad bosses seem to happen to good people everywhere. A Fortune magazine survey some years ago found that nearly 75% of employees have suffered at the hands of difficult superiors. You can leave one job to find - you guessed it, another wolf in a pin-stripe suit in the next one.Of all the workplace stressors, a bad boss is possibly the worst, directly impacting the emotional health and productivity of employees. Here are some all-too common tales from the battlefield: Dev, an engineer, still shudders as he recalls the almost daily firings his boss subjected him to, usually in front of his subordinates. His boss emasculated him with personal, insulting remarks. In the face of such rage, Dev completely lost the courage to speak up. But when he reached home depressed, he poured himself a few drinks, and magically, became as abusive! as the boss himself. Only, it would come out on his wife and children. Not only was his work life in the doldrums, his marriage began cracking up too.

HR experts say that of all the abuses, employees find public humiliation the most intolerable. The first time, an employee may not leave, but a thought has been planted. The second time, that thought gets strengthened. The third time, he starts looking for another job.When people cannot retort openly in anger, they do so by passive aggression.

Unfortunately, many senior executives busy traveling the world, signing new deals and developing a vision for the company, have little idea of what may be going on at home.That deep within an organization that otherwise does all the right things, one man could be driving its best people away.

"There are no perfect men, only perfect intentions"

The life puzzle

Is it really true that everthing in life is a zigzaw puzzle? Meaning, it is composed of several parts that individually, will never make up the whole picture. You have to fit every part such that you make a big picture worthy of appreciation. The problem is that, you will never enjoy the puzzle (or the game) not unless you break it down first. Which means, you have to take the effort in solving the whole puzzle called life and go through break up coz it's the only way for us to enjoy it.

Ng Khai Christmas Party and Employee Recognition Night

December 22, 2007. The party was ok except for my costume and wig which smells very terrible. Our presentation was ...well, messy. This is actually the 4th Christmas party I attended since I started working and this one was also the loneliest. Why? This is also the first time that I didn't received any award or recognition at all. Was it a bad year for me as employee? Or have I not done anything worthy of recognition this year? Maybe, or not. As my wife said, it's not my time, I've been up always so now I'm down. Ouch! Well, award or not, it still is a very happy Christmas. All in the family is well and I have my son - the greatest gift and award that God already gave me for my whole life to cherish.

Merry Christmas to all!

The Earth Show

I recently added a slideshow in this blog and suddenly I have something to post. Life has been very busy lately and I supposed, everybody else is busy. Seeing these slides made me realize - the Earth is very beautiful, how in heaven's sake could I afford not to appreciate it!?

Sometimes we are so busy with our daily activities and problems that we tend to forget how God made our planet very beautiful for us to see and appreciate. I sometimes wonder, if I can afford not to see the beauty right infront of my eyes, how can I possibly appreciate the beautiful things my eyes cannot see...