I have to laugh when I read an article like "16 Ways to Keep Your Best Employees -- Without Breaking the Bank." The article starts with these two words: "Employees matter."
Really? Is this where the IT industry is at -- we need to be told, or at best reminded of, that fact?
The 16 techniques include advising IT managers to create the kind of environment where people can do their best work, give praise where praise is due, and create an environment of trust between employer and employee.
The IT industry is looking at some real problems that have everything to do with how companies and managers treat their employees, and if only a lack of praise were the worst of it.
