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

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• 90% of IT pros have felt isolated at work
• Face-to-face chats strengthen IT-business collaboration.
• Trust and ownership drive project success across teams.

Working in tech can sometimes feel like a lonely experience. More than 90% of IT professionals 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.

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So, how can tech staff build closer bonds with people outside the IT department? Here are five ways to collaborate effectively with business peers.

1. Make time ...