I believe that employers have a responsibility to help their staff grow and develop. Note that I said "help." Each person -- not their employer -- holds final responsibility for his or her own career development.

One of my main responsibilities as CEO is to help our people grow and develop their careers. I tell them this up front, and also tell them that in a few years they will be ready to move on to their next career step. that may be inside or outside the company.

People love it when you tell them that you want to help them grow. They love it even more when you take action!

I also have an idea for how long people will be in their jobs. When they're ready to move on they tell me. They don't hide it because I already created the expectation that they would move on to another company one day. I always try to structure teams so that when one person leaves another person can move up to take his or her place. People love it when they can advance. A company that promotes insiders before hiring outsiders is a company that wins greater loyalty from people.