They included a failure to meet the needs of black and ethnic minority groups, a high turnover of project management and a lack of adequate skills to improve health and education.

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On Tuesday, he blamed any problems at Autonomy on poor management by H-P and executive turnover.

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In the book, which is told via a parable, the management team at a janitorial company suffering from high turnover and low employee engagement turned its fortunes around by finding ways to listen better to their employees and help them lead the lives they want to.

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The strain of market turmoil is visible in staff turnover at the management company, which axed 25% of its staff recently and is on its fifth chief in four years.

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