�50 insider OCTOBER 2015

You are a senior member of the man­

agement team and have weathered

the recession. Your loyalty and the

hours you have put in when times have got

tough have meant that your company has

invested in you and your development.

This, when combined with your experience

of bringing a company through the toughest

business environment on record, means you

are in a fantastic position. But should you

stay, or is now the time to go?

offering to entice you away from the comc=­

ny that has kept you on during recession?

Paul Turner, professor of management

practice at Leeds Beckett University, sug­

gests three things that should be consids-=-­

short-term incentives. long-term incentive;,

and external benchmarking. Salary come;,

first for short term, with bonuses also take­

as short term - while share options are

that must be considered longer term.

"The challenge is there are numerous

Demand for staff is growing; companies and numerous things to consider,"Turne·

need experienced people to take their says. "Whatever the consideration, indus:-_

business to the next level. So, as a valued benchmarking must underpin it"

employee what should your new employer be So for the individual and the company