Ways to keep the best IT talent

Good managers know how to feed and care for their best workers, making them happy and offering them challenges and opportunities to grow. "The best employees are being recruited at any given time," Paul De Young of the global consulting firm Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. told CIO.com. "Managers need to make that assumption and create an environment that's going to make them want to stay."

The publication consulted some experts, and has offered advice for CIOs seeking to hold onto their top talent. For starters, create a culture that gives programmers and developers an opportunity to be creative. Second, don't micro-manage the staff. Instead, empower people, solicit suggestions and accept honest feedback. The experts caution against changing the work environment without considering the impact on employees. And of course there are also some other very basic tips for insure IT staff retention: increased compensation, professional development and training, and flexible schedule options.

For more on keeping your IT talent happy:
- see this CIO.com article