"**The true test of culture is your ability to attract, develop and retain highly skilled employees without paying above the odds for them**. It’s unlikely that someone will quit their well-paid, secure job for a lower paid position on your fledgling team unless there’s something special going on – the flexible hours, the training or mentoring programme, the flat structure and open dynamic of your team, or the vision and values held by your organisation." ([Location 1321](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B071L8C8NV&location=1321)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[culture]] , [[entrepreneur]] , [[management]] **Source** -- [[202407181017 - B - 24 Assets]]