"We filled the vacancy the next day"
IT workers urged to support management
IT departments are more productive when staff get behind the management and avoid sniping, according to a chief information officer (CIO).
Writing for Silicon.com, the anonymous CIO said he was concerned by the tendency of some "rank-and-file IT workers" to criticise their superiors.
Such negativity can cause wider problems for businesses at a time when they should be looking to be "resolute in their message and confident of their service".
He urged unity and advocated "working together to forge a common front" but acknowledged that senior employees had to listen to their staff in order to encourage a cooperative working environment.
In addition, innovation and problem-solving qualities are necessary to overcome the issues facing businesses today, as he explained: "If you come into a room telling me that something cannot be achieved, make sure you come in with alternative ideas on how we can move towards an answer."
One issue of contention in IT departments may stem from the recent findings of a Cyber-Ark survey, in which 64 per cent of UK IT workers confessed to using their company's network to look at data that was of no relevance to their role.
Posted by Geoff Crane
Writing for Silicon.com, the anonymous CIO said he was concerned by the tendency of some "rank-and-file IT workers" to criticise their superiors.
Such negativity can cause wider problems for businesses at a time when they should be looking to be "resolute in their message and confident of their service".
He urged unity and advocated "working together to forge a common front" but acknowledged that senior employees had to listen to their staff in order to encourage a cooperative working environment.
In addition, innovation and problem-solving qualities are necessary to overcome the issues facing businesses today, as he explained: "If you come into a room telling me that something cannot be achieved, make sure you come in with alternative ideas on how we can move towards an answer."
One issue of contention in IT departments may stem from the recent findings of a Cyber-Ark survey, in which 64 per cent of UK IT workers confessed to using their company's network to look at data that was of no relevance to their role.
Posted by Geoff Crane