You're a high powered, successful company in the heart of Boston. You drive business, you're experts in your field and respected by consumers, but there's something happening with your team. We hear you. The 5 signs you're missing out on talent, and a way to keep them happy once they're here in Beantown:
1) Your turnover is up in high level positions.
People are not sticking around in your company. High turnover not only drains your resources, but it also creates a reputation for future employees that says "people don't stay here long."
2) People are turning down meetings with you.
You connect and network with some of the best talent in your field through LinkedIn, professional networks, even your competition, but when it comes to setting up meetings with folks in person you get some pushback. Are people really that excited about the convenience and use of technology to meet? Or is there something else happening here?
3) Attendance is down at your conferences.
Conferences are a great way to expose yourself to different networks and put yourself at the forefront of professional development in your field. Last year Tom Brady was your keynote speaker, but your attendance was still below that of the last three years... what's happening!? It's TOM BRADY!
4) There's a lack of geographic diversity amongst your employees.
Bostonians. We are a special city and we are very VERY proud of it. But what makes this city great is all of the great minds who want to be here. We aren't suggesting you invite only Yankees fans to join your new sales team, but when you look at the geographic range of your employee's sports teams, it would't hurt to reach out beyond the area with the largest number of championships...
5) Why is everyone here early 20's or late 60's?
The amazing thing about a diverse age range on your team is the range of experiences you can pull from. Having a more diverse team leads to better performance and better conversations. Different opinions matter, and missing out on a largely diverse team, whether that be in age, race, gender, etc, tightens the pool of great minds working together and challenging each other to innovate.
Regardless of whether you have great staff, need great staff, want to pull in potential employees, check out our free PDF outlining a few activities families can do around the city:
