1 crucial lesson I learned about retaining Top Talent:

I led a multi-million dollar game studio.

11 directors. 150+ employees. 2 beautiful years.

1 crucial lesson I learned about retaining top talent though was:

The people you surround yourself with are what will make the company run.

Strong leadership in a game studio that’s competitive.

Is the heart & soul of the job.

It’s such a competitive industry.

Which requires collaborative culture.

One must provide their team with freedom.

Freedom to lead within their departments.

Departments that help foster responsibility and long-term commitment.

The steering wheel is held by great mentors & partners.

Ones who lead, not just manage.

As we did at Blizzard during my stay there.

We gave our employees autonomy to execute their own vision.

And this led to stronger team loyalty and productivity.

Next time you’re looking at your team ask yourself.

Am I allowing them to lead autonomously?