Comments on: 10 Ways to Lose your Best People http://www.mazar.ca/blog/2006/04/08/10-ways-to-lose-your-best-people/ News from the Trenches of Librarianship Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bryan the E-Librarian http://www.mazar.ca/blog/2006/04/08/10-ways-to-lose-your-best-people/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Bryan the E-Librarian Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:42:09 +0000 http://www.mazar.ca/2006/04/08/10-ways-to-lose-your-best-people/#comment-702 Very true, all points, to a greater or lesser degree. When these attitudes are not explicitly stated in the work environment, they are communicated by actions (or when more effective, inaction). I like #9 and #6 the best. Rochelle: <i>Yeah, that's why I wanted to talk about attitudes rather than policies, and even attitudes rather than specific actions. Sometimes you get these messages without being able to entirely pin them on any one action or statement. They can be hidden in the undertone as well.</i> Very true, all points, to a greater or lesser degree. When these attitudes are not explicitly stated in the work environment, they are communicated by actions (or when more effective, inaction). I like #9 and #6 the best.

Rochelle: Yeah, that’s why I wanted to talk about attitudes rather than policies, and even attitudes rather than specific actions. Sometimes you get these messages without being able to entirely pin them on any one action or statement. They can be hidden in the undertone as well.

]]> By: Lib Tech http://www.mazar.ca/blog/2006/04/08/10-ways-to-lose-your-best-people/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Lib Tech Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:18:43 +0000 http://www.mazar.ca/2006/04/08/10-ways-to-lose-your-best-people/#comment-696 Exercise your planning skills! Just wait a few years,let her learn that pesky stuff and then, reassign the job duties. That will discourage any other wanna-be and avoid this getting out of control. Exercise your planning skills! Just wait a few years,let her learn that pesky stuff and then, reassign the job duties. That will discourage any other wanna-be and avoid this getting out of control.

]]> By: Laurie the Librarian http://www.mazar.ca/blog/2006/04/08/10-ways-to-lose-your-best-people/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Laurie the Librarian Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:05:06 +0000 http://www.mazar.ca/2006/04/08/10-ways-to-lose-your-best-people/#comment-657 AWESOME! I love your list, especially #3! AWESOME! I love your list, especially #3!

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