A generation ago
People stayed at one company
For their entire working lives
They worked thirty or forty years
Collected their benefits and retired
That’s the way things were for our parents
They gave the company their work
And their loyalty and they expected
The company loyalty’s in return
Are thing ever different today
Now companies are acquired or merged with one another
This lack of loyalty cuts both ways
People entering the workforce today
Expect to work for seven to fifteen
Different companies over a life time
These individuals are valuable asset to the company
They will work hard to acquire skills
That can carry them on to the next career opportunity
But they understand that their first commitment
Had better to be themselves
It seems that most of us today lived a new definition
We are loyal until our significant
Other upsets us once too often
We’re loyal until something or someone
Better comes along…in business
We’re loyal until market conditions change
Or a merger takes place or the competition takes over
We are loyal until something threaten
And then we use that as an excuse
To break faith with others
But I believe that this conditional commitment
Is like a cancer eating at the heart of our business and our relationship
I’m not saying that we need to go back
To the good old days of lifetime employment
That’s not realistic...today’s world of global competition
And fast moving business is not going to let us keep jobs
Just because we’ve been loyal employees
A company’s commitment to us
Or our commitment to a company
Will change when condition change
But I do believe that the secret
To success and fulfillment at work is tow fold
First both you and the other party
Need to be clear on the rules for the commitment
And second both parties need to commit
To create a winning relationship
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