Attracting staff is one thing, keeping them happy is another thing altogether. While career promotions and wage increases can go a long way to ensuring your workers stay motivated, IT professionals will quickly become bored if their roles aren’t fulfilling.
With demand for skilled technology workers higher than ever before, businesses must work hard to ensure they retain their top talent. High turnover of staff is expensive, can rob projects of expertise just when they need it, and can hurt morale.
So, how can CIOs keep their workers happy and eager? ZDNet speak to the experts and finds out their best-practice tips for keeping staff motivated.
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Julie Dodd, director of digital transformation and communication at Parkinson’s UK, admits she wishes she had the “magic answer” to the question of how to keep people motivated. “It’s a challenge — especially for charities, where financial reward isn’t going to be the answer,” she says.
More of the ZDNet article from Mark Samuels
