Retention Issues Loom for CIOs
Happy Times
72% of CIOs say their workers’ satisfaction levels are high.
Itchy Feet
35% of IT workers indicate they plan to look for another job in the next year, and another 35% are unsure about whether they’ll stay.
Primary Reasons for Leaving a Current IT Employer
Looking for new challenges: 48%, Lacking advancement potential: 47%, Being paid too little: 38%
Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Offer New Responsibilities
Nothing keeps a job from getting stale more effectively than new and intriguing challenges which build skill sets.
Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Address Burnout
Years of layoffs have left staff sizes depleted. Unrealistic workloads directly lead to disengagement and low morale.
Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Create a Learning Culture
Make it clear you’re happy to reimburse staff for relevant online classes, conferences, professional-certification courses and so on.
Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Pay Up
In seeking a decent raise, employees have heard “the time isn’t right” for too long. You need to invest to retain key talent.
Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Bring the Bennies
Some of these features cost virtually nothing such as flex time and telecommuting arrangements.
Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Encourage Business Interaction
If they’re given the opportunity to demonstrate their chops and industry knowledge to the business side, your workers will shred stigmas about being “strictly techies.”
Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Let Them Take Charge
Reward high performers by designating them as managers and team leaders of impact-making projects.