If an employee tells you they're thinking of leaving in 12-18 months to start their own thing, that’s a gift
Because the alternative is two weeks’ notice out of nowhere
Best response: "Let's make that happen. I'll set you up for success. You set up the company with your replacement"
Your employees might leave, try entrepreneurship, and come back
I call them boomerangs. And nothing helps retention more than a boomerang
They come back more committed, and everyone else knows the grass isn’t actually greener