IT leaders aren't getting listened to, and now they're ready to walk away

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It's not just software developers that companies risk losing: a survey of more than 500 US IT leaders suggests that 58% are actively looking for a new role because they aren't being listened to in company decision-making processes.

The survey, conducted by Zoho-owned ManageEngine, found that 41% of IT leaders report having been consulted inadequately or not at all in organizational decisions around hybrid working.

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Tech decision makers also feel unappreciated by senior company leadership in the transition to remote- and hybrid-working models: 81% of IT decision makers felt that they should have had more support from their employer over the past two years. Likewise, more than half (56%) of IT leaders said they felt less loyalty to their employer than they did two years ago.

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Vijay Sundaram, chief strategy officer of Zoho Corporation, said even though IT teams have been "indispensable to business innovation and continuity" in recent years, senior management continue to overlook their input in larger business decisions.

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