90% of IT pros say they feel isolated at work - here's how to fix it

""Go and speak to people," he said. "We have so many tools now that are labeled for collaboration remotely, but I get a huge amount of value from going and speaking to people, especially if you're just trying to build a relationship." "Once you're up and running, and you've got a relationship and you know who you're talking to, and you've got the direction that you want to go in, then all the collaboration tools are massively valuable. But in those early stages, I go and speak to people.""

"Working in tech can sometimes feel like a lonely experience. More than responding to a survey on the Spiceworks community have felt isolated at some point, and over a third experience the issue often. That's a problem both personally and organizationally, when experts regularly assert that the key to digital transformation success is close alignment between IT professionals and their line-of-business peers."

Most IT professionals experience workplace isolation, with 90% reporting isolation and over a third experiencing it frequently. Close alignment between IT and line-of-business peers is critical for digital transformation success. Face-to-face conversations during early project stages build relationships and generate value more effectively than remote collaboration tools alone. Once relationships and directions are established, collaboration tools become highly valuable. Trust and ownership across teams drive project success and stronger IT-business collaboration. Prioritizing in-person interactions, building trust, and fostering ownership improve cooperation, reduce isolation, and increase the effectiveness of cross-functional projects.

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