CIO's Got Talent: Finding, Growing & Retaining the Best People

Think Tank - 3:40 pm - 4:05 pm

While new technology and solutions can help CIOs make more, faster and better decisions for an organization, nothing will take the place of a highly talented workforce. CIOs need to be great recruiters of talent but even more importantly growing the skills and capabilities of their team providing engaging and challenging opportunities for people. Competitive compensation is important for retaining great talent but so is a work environment where individual growth and development are front of mind and not an after thought.  

Takeaways:

1. Highly skilled employees want an environment where they can grow their skills and feel appropriately challenged.
2. Finding the best people, inside and outside of your company, and then providing a path to individual excellence is a key responsibility of CIOs.