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Retention Issues Loom for CIOs

Nov 6, 2013
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Retention Issues Loom for CIOs

1-Happy TimesHappy Times

72% of CIOs say their workers’ satisfaction levels are high.

2-Itchy FeetItchy 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.

3-Primary Reasons for Leaving a Current IT EmployerPrimary Reasons for Leaving a Current IT Employer

Looking for new challenges: 48%, Lacking advancement potential: 47%, Being paid too little: 38%

4-Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Offer New ResponsibilitiesTop 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.

5-Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Address BurnoutTop IT Worker Retention Strategies: Address Burnout

Years of layoffs have left staff sizes depleted. Unrealistic workloads directly lead to disengagement and low morale.

6-Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Create a Learning CultureTop 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.

7-Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Pay UpTop 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.

8-Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Bring the BenniesTop IT Worker Retention Strategies: Bring the Bennies

Some of these features cost virtually nothing such as flex time and telecommuting arrangements.

9-Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Encourage Business InteractionTop 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.”

10- Top IT Worker Retention Strategies: Let Them Take ChargeTop IT Worker Retention Strategies: Let Them Take Charge

Reward high performers by designating them as managers and team leaders of impact-making projects.

Dennis McCafferty

Dennis McCafferty is a contributor to CIO Insight. He covers topics such as IT leadership, IT strategy, collaboration, and IT for businesses.

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