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Leverage Staff Feedback to Improve Management Performance
Don't let IT staff feedback sit on the shelf; harness it to drive superior management performance.
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Your Challenge
- IT staff are dissatisfied with certain aspects of how the organization is managed; there’s a possible disconnect between management’s view of the department and what staff think of the issues.
- Staff feedback is not collected, or it is collected in an unorganized and ad-hoc manner. Worse, feedback is not analyzed and is not taken into account when pursuing organizational improvements.
- Management inaction on staff feedback leads to frustration, declining morale, and higher turnover.
Our Advice
Critical Insight- IT leaders need to listen to their people. There should be a formal process in place for collecting, analyzing and implementing feedback.
- Using IT staff feedback is not just a prudent method for gathering insights about the organization and possibilities for improvement; it can also be a powerful method for increasing staff engagement and confidence in management ability.
- This set will help managers make informed decisions about how to use IT staff feedback to drive improved performance throughout the IT organization.
Get to Action
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Assess current management perceptions and feedback processes.
Ensure you have the right feedback collection methods in place for the information gathering requirements you need.
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Gather and analyze feedback, and move forward with organizational improvements.
Remedy problems and pursue opportunities identified by management and IT staff.
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