Overreliance on star employees can disrupt organizational continuity

Abidur Chowdhury was star designer at Apple, but he recently left the company for a position at an AI startup. It was a blow to the tech giant to lose Chowdhury, who is credited with playing a key role in the design of the iPhone Air. When firms become too reliant on a few star employees, they take on risk, Prof. Karl Moore told Canadian HR Reporter. “The obvious danger is that if they leave, your revenue falls off a cliff,” Moore added. “It can cause real problems for the future and stability of the organization.”