IT Teams' Expectations for Their Leaders – Capturing the Voice of IT Employees
17 Dec 2021
by
Ashwin Venkatesan, Rohitashwa Aggarwal, Vaibhav Marichetty
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The ongoing war for IT talent has not only pushed organizations to adopt better talent acquisition strategies, but also emphasized the significance of a strong IT leadership that can engage, retain, and derive the best outcomes from IT teams, especially in today's distributed work environment.
However, most IT leaders do not possess the leadership traits to effectively groom and manage the next-generation of IT workforce and enable superior team outcomes. While IT workforce development teams typically capture self-reflections from the executive management and leadership as part of planning and review processes, the voice of IT employees – a critical input – is seldom given due consideration. Thus, it is imperative for organizations to understand employees’ expectations from their organizations and leadership.
This Accelerator examines IT employees’ expectations and grievances – the fundamental reason for undesired attrition – and shares insights to enable IT workforce development and HR leaders to validate and refine their plans and create robust IT leadership profiles.
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