Engaging Tech People: Rise of the Wikipedians

In today’s knowledge economy, competitive advantage is no longer secured purely through the access to capital or information – but by having employees come up with creative and novel ways of solving clients’ problems. To achieve this, organizations are increasingly dependent on the passion, creativity, energy and engagement of the workforce, and in particular on expert employees in fields like finance, engineering, design and technology. Fraser Marlow, Head of Research at BlessingWhite, notes in the firm’s latest installment in a series of ongoing research reports that technical people in organizations have specific workplace needs and face particular pitfalls when taking on leadership roles. The report, Leading Technical People – Research Report 2013, tells you how to take inspiration from the likes of Wikipedia to learn how to engage and lead technical experts to help advance the goals of your organization. For more information, click here.