Summary:

This article reveals results from a study conducted by the Spears School of Business highlighting the competitive advantages companies gain in hiring competitors’ key employees.  The study analyzed the effect of key employee mobility on competitors outcomes. Employees learn processes and have indepth information about their current employers that becomes very valuable to prospective employers.

Article Quote:

“The loss of a key employee can hinder performance, even in superior organizations that have established advantageous routines via strategic initiatives that set them apart from their competitors, because the lost employees bring strategic knowledge with them to the hiring firm.”

Link: http://scienceblog.com/cms/migration-key-employees-competitors-hinders-orgainzational-success-27369.html

Finding the right employees and perhaps more important, being able to keep them, is an important strategic management challenge for businesses today. Offering competitive wages is not the only driver to consider when trying to keep key employees.

Flexibility, personal growth, and performance satisfaction must also be considered when looking to the HR side of the business equation. Strategic planning technology may assist management by highlighting employee performance to help focus recognition to your key employees.

For more information on strategic planning, see http://performancesolutionstech.com/category/strategicplanning/