Subject: Abbott Global CIO/VP Sabina Ewing on Becoming an IT Talent Magnet

How to create a differentiated employee experience to drive 21st century business results

Sabina Ewing, Global CIO and Vice President of Business & Technology Services (BTS) at Abbott, is known for her passion around IT’s role as a strategic partner and enabler of top line and bottom line results. She’s also a firm believer that to lead with the business, you have to make talent the number one pillar of your IT strategy.


In my latest CIO Whisperers column, Sabina shares her perspectives on The Great Resignation, what it takes to be a talent magnet, and what CIOs should be thinking about in terms of technology’s role in 21st century business.

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5 Levers to Increase IT Talent Retention

In the spirit of providing you with some practical ways to build a talent magnet brand, I reached out to industry expert Will Markow, Vice President of Applied Research and Talent at Emsi Burning Glass, for my next series of articles. In addition to sharing five levers you can pull to increase retention, Will explained why a good skills inventory is fundamental to every strategic workforce planning objective you want to achieve—from attracting and retaining talent to knowing who to invest in and how to help them grow.