TechWinter

AccuI was reading David Armano this morning and he did a fabulous post on retaining talent and also referred to another blogger’s (Jason Calacanis) post of the same subject.

David makes a good point by using the current red hot gossip regarding the ‘Rocketboom’ partnership breakdown to make a point about talent retention.

Here are some excepts Calacanis’s post:

Regardless, there are some great lessons here for business folks. When you’re on the business side your job is to:

1. Keep talented folks focused on making great product.
2. Get talented people paid (so they can focus on making great product)
3. Let talented people grow and support the hell out of them (so they can focus on making great product)
4. Make talented people feel comfortable that they are not going to get screwed (so they can focus on making great product)
5. Make a bunch of money (so talented folks can get more money and get more focused on making great product)

and here are a couple small excerpts from David’s post:

“Think about how you can serve your team”"So, here’s what you need to know. It’s a flat world. If you have talent in your organization—it’s not difficult for others to see their talent in today’s uber-connected landscape. And whether you fire your talent—or they leave you on their own, truly talented individuals have a way of rising to the top.”

Links:
Jason Calacanis of Calacanis
David Armano of Marketing Profs
Dennis Howlett of Accmanpro

Related Links:
Robert Scoble of Scobleizer

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