Eberhard: Employee attrition is overly stigmatized and should be normalized
Dan Eberhard · Why you Need a Performance Coach | Dan Eberhard, Founder of Koho · PMF Show · Feb 15, 2022 · at 19:32
Dan Eberhard, founder and CEO of Canadian fintech Koho, shares his perspective on why healthy employee turnover should be destigmatized.
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“Attrition is way too stigmatized and it shouldn't be.”
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