Comments on: Staff turnover – How to keep geeks?

By: Felix Enescu

Felix Enescu — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:21:55 +0000

Anytime! I am available.

By: mircea

mircea — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:47:31 +0000

We could arrange something, and maybe involve more people. Something informal…

By: Felix Enescu

Felix Enescu — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:01:36 +0000

Eugen & Mircea, long time no see!
Welcome!

Numbers depends also on methodology. We can talk if you want.

By: mircea

mircea — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:52:30 +0000

I was leaving couple of weeks later after this post.

And I am somwhere in the middle of a longer queue.

Cheers

By: Felix Enescu

Felix Enescu — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 21:34:38 +0000

I think you are right.
Companies, facing the shortage of resources, will pay attention to staff retention.

By: Ovidiu

Ovidiu — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:08:42 +0000

I completely go for applying Maslov’s theory like this. Also for “turning” the pyramid upside-down for IT professionals, especially in Romania (very good point, Felix!).

The decisive factors are interesting to be found out: does age, social and economic environment contribute to this? And to what extent?
I have seen a clear tendency to follow Maslov’s original theory (the order of the levels to be respected) in older staff, staff that just got married or having kids. Less in younger staff (newly grads) or geeks “by the book” (isn’t the “not well dressed” geek with high creativity and an innovative way of thinking all too common?).

I personally expect the coming years to force a change in the way IT staff retention is being done in Romania. And as for the 20%, I would say it is clearly achievable.

By: Mihaï

Mihaï — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:09:32 +0000

… “The basic concept is that higher needs come later after lower down needs are satisfied”, is contra-balanced by the being needs which make the creative peoples “to make the most of their unique abilities and to strive to be the best they can be”. … http://blog.360.yahoo.com/onofreiciuc?p=340