Most of these issues can be traced to a single cause, which is that as companies grow, there's a growing 'diffusion of responsibility' effect that takes place in terms of people's responsibilities towards one-another. Bosses and managers are clustered and have an ever-changing set of direct reports, ergo they see the responsibility of engaging and keeping talented people as a 'company' problem and not their problem. Similarly, talented people see the company as an uncaring monolith, and not a set of individuals that can help them get to where they want to be.
In the end, there is no 'company', there are only the individuals that compose that company. Their decisions make things happen. The less agency you give those individuals (or perceive those individuals to have), the harder it's going to be to keep the most talented around.
Most of these issues can be traced to a single cause, which is that as companies grow, there's a growing 'diffusion of responsibility' effect that takes place in terms of people's responsibilities towards one-another. Bosses and managers are clustered and have an ever-changing set of direct reports, ergo they see the responsibility of engaging and keeping talented people as a 'company' problem and not their problem. Similarly, talented people see the company as an uncaring monolith, and not a set of individuals that can help them get to where they want to be.
In the end, there is no 'company', there are only the individuals that compose that company. Their decisions make things happen. The less agency you give those individuals (or perceive those individuals to have), the harder it's going to be to keep the most talented around.