Recently, one of EBN’s staff members resigned and moved on to a new job opportunity. I normally don’t take these kinds of staff transitions personally, but this is the first time I’ve lost a coworker who also was my direct report.
Over the last several days, I’ve been hearing Terry Stevens’ voice in my head. Stevens, director of benefits and compensation at law firm Alston + Bird, spoke in a keynote panel discussion at EBN’s annual Benefits Forum & Expo last September. In a segment where the panelists were discussing how to stave off a talent exodus when the economy recovered, Stevens said:
