HR Rule of Thumb – Hiring Superstars « KnowHR Blog

HR Rule of Thumb – Hiring Superstars

Apr 2

Here’s an HR Rule of Thumb: It’s better to have a superstar in your company for a year than it is to have an average employee for five years. This rule is also known as Retention Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be.

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Frank Roche

Frank started IFRACTAL over 7 years ago with Sarah Chambers. Together, they've created HR communications and HR software for some of the world's leading companies. Frank is also studying Flamenco guitar and origami.

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Lauren says:

April 3, 2008 at 12:42 pm

And this is based on what? The idea is good and I can think of many employees that this rule applies. But a blanket statement? Huh?

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