Thank you for starting this discussion, John. This discussion takes the previous thread about non-competes/training employer/employee relations and flips it on its head.
(This is the "glass if half-full" side of the previous discussion)
Peter Drucker said, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast"
People are more important than money.
Hire for Attiutude and Skill.
Invest in those people through training - both technical and soft skills
Give your people a career path.
Manage a Team, not a Family (http://greatleadersserve.org/are-you-leading-a-team-or-a-family/)
Share values and behaviors that create a desire for people, such as:
- We strive for excellence
- We do what we say we will do
- We measure performance by results rather than efforts
- We treat others the way we want to be to be treated
Pay people well.
Sell profit to support and grow your people.
Recognize your employees.
I hope this discussion helps many of us learn from, and challenge, each other.