We invite you to the BATTLE FOR IT Conference, where expert practitioners in the HR and TeamLead functions will share their experience and expertise on how to attract, retain and develop IT professionals, as well as create and manage effective IT teams to achieve outstanding results.

During the discussions, we will address the most pressing issues posed by the current external agenda. We will talk about how to get a synergetic effect from cooperation between TeamLeads and HR at all stages of work.

October 5, 2023 | HR IT DAY 

• How to attract, retain and develop IT professionals

October 6, 2023 | TEAM LEAD DAY

• How to build and manage effective IT teams

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Key issues of the conference

• IT experts - what has changed over the year?
• How is HR BRAND and corporate culture changing in IT companies?
• HR BP for IT teams - should HR BP approaches be implemented and what does it bring?
• Candidates and their onboarding in IT - what has changed?
• Competency model for IT team leaders and managers, why to create and how to use it?
• Learning in IT - how have soft skills design, topics and formats changed? 
• AI in IT soft skills training - is it a help or a barrier? What are the possible effects?
• How are motivation tools in IT changing in today's context?
• Emotional intelligence in IT - why do hard-skills teams need it?
• New trends in IT team management - what specifics of IT activities are looming, how should this be taken into account in management?
• Empathy and assertiveness as communication tools in IT.
• Managing an IT team in a difficult or stressful situation - toolkit.
• Resilience points and pillars for IT management, how to find and create them? 
• The Oz principle as one of the main tools for modern IT teams. How does it help?
• Industrial IT, dual business communications or how to be on the same wave with the customer?
• Team alignment today, what to emphasize when working with teams?
• Conflict management is an important skill of an IT manager. Mediation tools in business tasks, and how to apply them?
• Optimization and revision of functions towards augmentation, reskilling in IT and support teams towards multifunctionality.
• Feedback is a well-known tool for the IT manager - how is the feedback structure changing now?
• People management for IT managers, case studies. 
• Buddying and mentoring in IT - are they only applicable for hard skills?

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