In the Info World article that Steve referenced, one item that stands out is dedication to training so that staff will be kept up to date. Sometimes we can (and should) train ourselves, but sometimes you need to sit down with someone who knows a new technology so you can get best practices instead of reinventing the wheel over and over again.

Maybe this is a subset of an organization that has a philosophy of hiring good people and holding on to them; a good rule for any business. Currently, I work for a small company that seems to have this philosophy. It's made me stay around when I could have gone after positions that paid more but didn't offer the quality of life factors.