Comments on: The best way to keep talents is to let them go!

By: Design Sojourn | Industrial Design + Entrepreneurship » Topic » Out With the Old, in With the New and a Recap

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By: Design Translator

Design Translator — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 06:38:36 +0000

Hi Olls,

Thanks for the comments. Yes actually it does hurt the company. Thus a hiring buffer helps. Also in reality by adopting such strategies, designers actually do end up staying. Sometime so long that it becomes against their own benefit, as their portfolio of work becomes one sided and stagnant.

Also when i hire, I need to ask my self if I can at least keep a designer for two years, how long do i need to train him/her up to become effecient? Most of the time i limit myself to 6 months. That gives me about 1.5 years of productivity. I dont hire designers that take me more than 6 months to train as its just not productive.

By: olls

olls — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:25:18 +0000

great article!

Just a question…is letting talents go a good thing for the company? after all, are you expecting to train the new talents that enter?

By: Design Translator

Design Translator — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 03:05:08 +0000

Thanks and please keep intouch!

By: dianne

dianne — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:34:21 +0000

“people are encouraged to treat jobs like a project, and as in every project there is a start and there is an end. ”

Never saw it that way….but now that you mentioned it, it does make a lot of sense!

Well done!