Want to know about David Stewart and his role with Balvenie / William Grant and Sons? Read on….
If you’re an employer or in charge of Human Resources, you’ll be aware of the dynamic and shifting nature of your workforce in recent years. Being Generation X myself, it was drummed into me that you should show loyalty to your employer and stick around. We were constantly told by the Baby Boomer generation above us that “your CV will look more impressive and you’ll be rewarded if you’ve demonstrated that you stay at the one place for five to ten years.”
This is in stark contrast to the Gen Y and Millenial approach, where the thinking seems to be that a CV littered with multiple positions and experience gained across a many different roles and jobs is the more attractive pursuit.
So with that as context, what do we make of an employee who sticks with his boss for 54 years? What do we make of a role and a career that has outlasted many people’s lives, let alone most people’s professional undertakings? Such is the story and the appeal of Mr David Stewart of Balvenie.
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