The IGNITE Podcast with Josh Stone

Why Your Best People Keep Leaving | EP 187

The IGNITE Podcast with Josh Stone

Show Notes

Your best person quitting rarely has anything to do with the money they say it's about.

In this episode I break down the real reason your top people leave, what it actually costs you when a good person walks out the door, and how to build a business your best people don't want to leave.

I spent 10 years as a director and shareholder of a $3M engineering consultancy that we grew to a $30M engineering, town planning, surveying and architecture consultancy - and losing good people taught me this the hard way.

I also share the story of Andrew, a Boardroom member who backed his existing team instead of constantly hiring externally - promoting internal talent and putting proper HR foundations in place - and hit his highest invoicing month ever, then broke that record again the very next month.

Inside this episode we cover: - Why your best people almost never leave for the money - What losing one A-player really costs beyond their salary - How to give your team a career pathway they can actually see - Why culture is what you tolerate and reward, not a poster on the wall - What Andrew did that led to two record months back to back

If a good person has ever left and caught you off guard, this episode will show you exactly why - and how to stop it happening again.

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