Modern Business Magazine May 2016 | Page 49

MODERN PEOPLE other words, modern recruitment needs to be a two-way street where employers make an effort to see things from the candidate’s perspective. We’ve all heard the old aphorism that “people don’t leave companies, they leave leaders” and while true, it seems it works in the opposite way too. Great leaders are one of the primary reasons people are attracted to a company and one of the primary motivators to stay with a company. In a poll of our candidates at Chorus Executive, we found that sixty per cent of talent would consider taking a pay cut in order to work for an inspiring leader. This clearly demonstrates how important quality leadership is for the attraction and retention of exceptional talent. With tools such as LinkedIn and Glassdoor, talented people are doing homework on the leadership team of companies before they sign any employment contract. They’re looking for a credible work histor