Quick Win: The surprising upside of shorter tenure
Oct 19, 2025
Long staff tenure might seem impressive, but it can actually hinder innovation. The conversation reveals how entrenched experiences can stifle fresh ideas. New team members often present better solutions, while legacy voices may suppress their input. A mindset shift on turnover emphasizes the benefits of shorter tenure, aligning growth with new perspectives. It's a fascinating exploration of how to embrace change and encourage a culture of innovation.
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Shadow Side Of Long Tenure
Long staff tenure can create a “shadow side” that resists new ideas and stalls innovation.
Amantha Imber realized high tenure at Inventium led people to dismiss proposals based on old failures rather than fresh testing.
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Founder Noticed Her Own Resistance
Amantha noticed resistance to new ideas at Inventium, sometimes coming from herself.
She tracked this pattern over 2023–2024 and then welcomed lower average tenure for fresher thinking.
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Old Failures Can Kill New Ideas
Experienced staff often reject ideas by referencing past attempts that failed long ago.
This reliance on old data can prevent useful experiments and block organisational learning.
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Long tenure sounds like a good thing - until it starts holding your business back. Here’s what I learned when I stopped treating it as a badge of honour.
In this Quick Win, I’m joined again by clinical psychologist Sabina Read to unpack the hidden downside of long staff tenure. I share how high tenure at Inventium was quietly stalling innovation, what finally shifted my thinking, and why I now see shorter tenure as a healthy sign of growth.
Sabina and I discuss:
The hidden shadow side of long tenure
Why fresh thinking often gets ignored by legacy voices
How old experiences can kill new ideas before they start
Why newer team members often bring better solutions
A mindset shift that helped me reframe turnover
Key Quote “If it’s happening at Inventium, where we talk about innovation every day, it can happen anywhere.”
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