The importance of employee attraction and retention on overall business success is an often-debated issue. Although two very divergent schools of thought exist — either employees as assets or employees as expenses — everyone agrees on one thing: Employees are necessary to operate a business and employees want to feel valued. It has been proven that failing to address the most important factor in operating a business (i.e., your people) will ultimately result in the demise of a company — or at the very least, the risk of reputational harm. READ MORE