New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- Corporate India's blind spot: The employees who hold teams together

Unsung heroes: Why glue employees matter more than employers think

Glue employees don't take the spotlight but they're as valuable to employers as star performers

In my 15 years of journalism, I have written countless stories on how corporates are barely managing to hold on to their high-potential employees, or why retrenchments are more than just a passing wave.

Between the mavericks, the weakened middle order and the meandering bottom dwellers, I did not once write about 'glue employees'-the lot who hold it all together. And how did I miss them? Well, because I was as blind to this phenomenon as most of India Inc.

It hit me while reading a Wal...