Why did you leave your last role? Select all that apply.

Career advancement43%

Lack of appreciation/recognition42%

Burnout28%

Lack of work/life balance31%

Retirement12%

Improved compensation19%

Other (please list in the comments)6%


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CTO in Education, 51 - 200 employees
Dead startup
Legal Operations Counsel & Innovation Strategist in Services (non-Government), 10,001+ employees
Interesting poll results!
CFO Advisory Director in Finance (non-banking), 10,001+ employees
I’m seeing more and more for career advancement and with younger folks chasing the $s. Often only to find “the grass is not greener “ on the other side.
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Reading industry-relevant books, blogs, newsletters, etc.21%

Practicing skills43%

Strategy-setting for the engineering department47%

Problem-solving tough issues36%

Brainstorming29%

KPI/metrics review12%

People management (planning staffing changes, evaluating performance, etc.)17%

Department process reviews12%

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I don’t set aside focus time3%


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Arrange a time by email49%

Arrange a time by phone2%


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