I set down at the computer and routinely write on a variety of subjects related to online business and team building. I also write on the wonder of becoming an entrepreneur and developing a home-based or on-line business. This may seem like contradictory advice and you would have every right to ask which side of the debate I am on.
Well, it depends entirely in the situation. I have seen businesses that are woefully inadequate when it comes to employee recruitment and retention efforts. The employees they are able to hire may not be a good fit and the employee is often immediately interested in using this job as a stepping-stone to something better.
On the other hand there are businesses that are excellent in both employee recruitment and retention. The reasons may be many, but one of the most important reasons is that the employer (or as I like to refer to them, team leader) sees their staff (team) as an asset to be cherished instead of a commodity to be used. Too many employees have been used up and discarded because there was never an effort to build back into the individuals that help make a business succeed.
When an employee finds himself or herself in...