
Paying fair market value for the skill set. Actually promoting someone when they say they will instead of making excuses.
shorten the timespan. Make sure the person you are calling in for an interview is the same on you wanted to call in.
when your authority as a manager is usurped by incompetent executives with an MBA not in the technical field they are leading. Stop making stupid hires and listen to your experts.
Fire ALL Director Level employees and replace them with competent people. All Executives need to resign immediately and replace them with the cleaning crew, because they could do a better job. Then burn the building to the ground, just to get rid of all the bad energy.