Management red flags that kill retention

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Great software developers deserve great managers. This report aims to help you build and retain a thriving team – focusing on the top factors in your control that will have the biggest impact.

You'll get exclusive insights and data from the developer community on:

  • blue checkmark Why management quality matters
  • blue checkmark What managers should avoid at all costs
  • blue checkmark What makes a great manager

Nearly half developers leave because of poor management

Poor management doesn’t just reduce efficiency. It costs you key people on your tech team and makes it harder to replace those who leave.

1 in 3 developers are planning to leave their job this year. Your management quality is one of the key reasons developers leave you: 42.3% of South African developers cite poor management as one of their top two reasons behind leaving a role in 2024.