<i>No sooner does he hire a Java programmer and train him in the company’s music industry niche, than the programmer is recruited away for a higher salary.</i><p><i>Trebino says he is promoting greater ownership of projects in which IT professionals are given greater latitude in technology decisions.</i><p>I wonder if he feels that he has addressed his problem of loosing talent? A better workplace is great and it helps a bunch, but if you are not paying at or above industry rates you should expect that talent is going to leave. After all they work for money the same reason that the company is in business.