(The following article is based on Ms. Vargas' seminar at the AAMGA University Weekend, which was held in August in Scottsdale, Ariz.)
For many companies, losing an employee is like falling victim to a natural disaster. The vacancy, like a tornado's spiral, touches down without warning and cripples a once-healthy community. As a human resources professional for 10 years, I've done my share of personnel triage in the wake of an employee's departure, rationing resources and responsibilities until reinforcements arrived.
I've learned over a decade, however, that staff openings, like meteorological conditions, are natural, foreseeable–sometimes, even desirable–phenomena. Employees retire and relocate. Businesses grow. The key to weathering such inevitable workplace changes is preparation.
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