Retaining staff is an urgent issue as turnover rates have experienced an uptick to 57 percent. Research shows that a lack of communication between managers and workers is a leading contributor to employees leaving. Creating a workplace culture of transparency and fairness can help buck this trend. 

Building a great organization where people want to work comes down to instilling the elements of an effective corporate culture across the organization — from the front-line worker to the department manager to the CEO. The four essentials include: 1) determining your principal objective; 2) establishing your corporate character; 3) developing consistent management systems; and 4) conducting business ethically.

What You Need To Do Sell Your Own Business - Interview with David Barnett

How can people better prepare their business for sale?
Why should you prepare now vs. later?
What if I'm not ready to sell?

Barnett loves to say that it took him 10 years to un-learn what he was taught in business school. University had trained him to be a middle-manager in big enterprises, he was totally unprepared for the realities of small business.

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One in four workers plans to look for a new job in the coming months. Many are unwilling to give up their newfound autonomy and flexibility. Disenchantment with the way company leadership responded to the pandemic and the way in which companies put financial health ahead of employee health and safety also adds to the reasons for departures. Additionally, the pandemic made workers rethink their career paths and they’ve made up their minds to find work that’s satisfying and with a company whose mission aligns with their values.