Leading the New Workforce: Thriving in an Era of Job Hopping Over Longevity
For decades, corporate leadership operated on a simple formula: hire great people, keep them for 30 years, and reward their loyalty with a pension and a plaque. Employees showed up, did their jobs, and retired in the same role they started in.
That world is gone.
This isn’t a “Millennial job-hopping problem.” It’s a fundamental shift in how work is valued. Employees today don’t stay out of obligation—they stay if they see opportunity, purpose, and growth. And if they don’t, they leave.