Imagine this – it’s taken you almost a decade, you’ve created a successful software development business with many happy long-term clients, a stable team and a great reputation. More recently you’ve even created a funky new millennial style brand! One day an employee resigns and the next week another one resigns. The following week your biggest client breaks their long-term engagement with you and then another one of your team resigns! You get suspicious, do some investigations and discover the former employees are working in-house for your ex-client!
It is not uncommon for clients (Clients) of professional service businesses (Service Provider) to poach the employees of the Service Provider. The software development sector is a prime example where this occurs. [Read more…]