All Tech Departments: What Does Your CEO Most Need to Improve? | Comparably
Comparably
Discover What Your Peers Think About Work

Transparent Compensation & Culture

Industry:Department:
What Does Your CEO Most Need to Improve?
ChangeClose

See Comparably's Culture Infographics

Millions of Data Points from Real Employees

Q: What Does Your CEO Most Need to Improve?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Vision/Strategy" (34%)

People Skills
22%
Work Ethic
7%
Integrity
14%
Vision/Strategy
34%
Hiring Standards
23%

Gender

Male

People Skills
21%
Work Ethic
6%
Integrity
13%
Vision/Strategy
38%
Hiring Standards
22%
Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

People Skills
24%
Work Ethic
8%
Integrity
17%
Vision/Strategy
28%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

40%
Vision/Strategy

Asian or Pacific Islander answered Vision/Strategy the most among all other ethnicities.

Caucasian answered Work Ethic the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
People Skills
23%
Work Ethic
6%
Integrity
13%
Vision/Strategy
35%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
People Skills
21%
Work Ethic
10%
Integrity
18%
Vision/Strategy
31%
Hiring Standards
20%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
People Skills
23%
Work Ethic
14%
Integrity
19%
Vision/Strategy
25%
Hiring Standards
19%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
People Skills
18%
Work Ethic
6%
Integrity
11%
Vision/Strategy
40%
Hiring Standards
25%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
People Skills
28%
Work Ethic
13%
Integrity
21%
Vision/Strategy
23%
Hiring Standards
15%
Answered by 100+ Native American
People Skills
23%
Work Ethic
7%
Integrity
16%
Vision/Strategy
31%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 1,000+ Other

Department

43%
Vision/Strategy

Engineering answered Vision/Strategy the most among all other departments.

HR answered Work Ethic the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
People Skills
17%
Work Ethic
5%
Integrity
12%
Vision/Strategy
43%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Engineering department
People Skills
21%
Work Ethic
5%
Integrity
14%
Vision/Strategy
40%
Hiring Standards
20%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department
People Skills
19%
Work Ethic
10%
Integrity
20%
Vision/Strategy
35%
Hiring Standards
16%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Design department
People Skills
25%
Work Ethic
7%
Integrity
15%
Vision/Strategy
33%
Hiring Standards
20%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department
People Skills
24%
Work Ethic
7%
Integrity
12%
Vision/Strategy
30%
Hiring Standards
27%
Answered by 100+ working in Executive department
People Skills
24%
Work Ethic
7%
Integrity
16%
Vision/Strategy
29%
Hiring Standards
24%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department
People Skills
31%
Work Ethic
11%
Integrity
15%
Vision/Strategy
20%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 500+ working in Admin department
People Skills
22%
Work Ethic
4%
Integrity
14%
Vision/Strategy
38%
Hiring Standards
22%
Answered by 100+ working in Business Development department
People Skills
26%
Work Ethic
8%
Integrity
15%
Vision/Strategy
30%
Hiring Standards
21%
Answered by 500+ working in Finance department
People Skills
26%
Work Ethic
12%
Integrity
15%
Vision/Strategy
33%
Hiring Standards
14%
Answered by 100+ working in Communications department
People Skills
25%
Work Ethic
9%
Integrity
16%
Vision/Strategy
24%
Hiring Standards
26%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Customer Support department
People Skills
37%
Work Ethic
3%
Integrity
9%
Vision/Strategy
27%
Hiring Standards
24%
Answered by 100+ working in HR department
People Skills
18%
Work Ethic
5%
Integrity
13%
Vision/Strategy
38%
Hiring Standards
26%
Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department
People Skills
28%
Work Ethic
9%
Integrity
19%
Vision/Strategy
25%
Hiring Standards
19%
Answered by 100+ working in Legal department
People Skills
24%
Work Ethic
9%
Integrity
15%
Vision/Strategy
27%
Hiring Standards
25%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Age

37%
Vision/Strategy

31-35 answered Vision/Strategy the most among all other age groups.

61-65 answered Work Ethic the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
People Skills
22%
Work Ethic
11%
Integrity
17%
Vision/Strategy
28%
Hiring Standards
22%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
People Skills
20%
Work Ethic
8%
Integrity
15%
Vision/Strategy
34%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
People Skills
20%
Work Ethic
6%
Integrity
14%
Vision/Strategy
37%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
People Skills
21%
Work Ethic
7%
Integrity
14%
Vision/Strategy
36%
Hiring Standards
22%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
People Skills
23%
Work Ethic
7%
Integrity
12%
Vision/Strategy
36%
Hiring Standards
22%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
People Skills
25%
Work Ethic
4%
Integrity
13%
Vision/Strategy
35%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50
People Skills
23%
Work Ethic
5%
Integrity
15%
Vision/Strategy
35%
Hiring Standards
22%
Answered by 500+ aged 51-55
People Skills
27%
Work Ethic
5%
Integrity
14%
Vision/Strategy
34%
Hiring Standards
20%
Answered by 100+ aged 56-60
People Skills
28%
Work Ethic
3%
Integrity
18%
Vision/Strategy
34%
Hiring Standards
17%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
People Skills
19%
Work Ethic
12%
Integrity
20%
Vision/Strategy
31%
Hiring Standards
18%
Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

40%
Vision/Strategy

Master's answered Vision/Strategy the most among all other education levels.

Bachelor's answered Work Ethic the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
People Skills
25%
Work Ethic
15%
Integrity
19%
Vision/Strategy
21%
Hiring Standards
20%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
People Skills
23%
Work Ethic
9%
Integrity
15%
Vision/Strategy
30%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
People Skills
22%
Work Ethic
10%
Integrity
20%
Vision/Strategy
27%
Hiring Standards
21%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
People Skills
21%
Work Ethic
5%
Integrity
12%
Vision/Strategy
39%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level
People Skills
20%
Work Ethic
5%
Integrity
13%
Vision/Strategy
40%
Hiring Standards
22%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
People Skills
20%
Work Ethic
6%
Integrity
16%
Vision/Strategy
37%
Hiring Standards
21%
Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

38%
Vision/Strategy

Over 10 Years answered Vision/Strategy the most among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
People Skills
24%
Work Ethic
12%
Integrity
17%
Vision/Strategy
26%
Hiring Standards
21%
Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience
People Skills
20%
Work Ethic
10%
Integrity
17%
Vision/Strategy
30%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
People Skills
22%
Work Ethic
8%
Integrity
16%
Vision/Strategy
32%
Hiring Standards
22%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
People Skills
22%
Work Ethic
6%
Integrity
13%
Vision/Strategy
36%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
People Skills
23%
Work Ethic
5%
Integrity
12%
Vision/Strategy
38%
Hiring Standards
22%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

67%
Vision/Strategy

Riverside, CA answered Vision/Strategy the most among all other locations.

Minneapolis answered Work Ethic the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • Riverside, CA
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
People Skills
24%
Work Ethic
7%
Integrity
14%
Vision/Strategy
34%
Hiring Standards
21%
Answered by 100+ in Atlanta
People Skills
24%
Work Ethic
5%
Integrity
12%
Vision/Strategy
38%
Hiring Standards
21%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
People Skills
21%
Work Ethic
7%
Integrity
14%
Vision/Strategy
37%
Hiring Standards
21%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
People Skills
20%
Work Ethic
6%
Integrity
14%
Vision/Strategy
35%
Hiring Standards
25%
Answered by 100+ in Dallas
People Skills
22%
Work Ethic
4%
Integrity
11%
Vision/Strategy
41%
Hiring Standards
22%
Answered by 100+ in Denver
People Skills
18%
Work Ethic
27%
Integrity
10%
Vision/Strategy
36%
Hiring Standards
9%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
People Skills
21%
Work Ethic
8%
Integrity
18%
Vision/Strategy
32%
Hiring Standards
21%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
People Skills
22%
Work Ethic
8%
Integrity
16%
Vision/Strategy
34%
Hiring Standards
20%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
People Skills
25%
Work Ethic
3%
Integrity
19%
Vision/Strategy
34%
Hiring Standards
19%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
People Skills
21%
Work Ethic
7%
Integrity
14%
Vision/Strategy
35%
Hiring Standards
23%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
People Skills
24%
Work Ethic
6%
Integrity
15%
Vision/Strategy
33%
Hiring Standards
22%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
People Skills
0%
Work Ethic
0%
Integrity
33%
Vision/Strategy
67%
Hiring Standards
0%
Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA
People Skills
12%
Work Ethic
6%
Integrity
9%
Vision/Strategy
44%
Hiring Standards
29%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
People Skills
22%
Work Ethic
3%
Integrity
11%
Vision/Strategy
40%
Hiring Standards
24%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
People Skills
19%
Work Ethic
5%
Integrity
11%
Vision/Strategy
37%
Hiring Standards
28%
Answered by 500+ in Seattle
People Skills
21%
Work Ethic
4%
Integrity
14%
Vision/Strategy
37%
Hiring Standards
24%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

See how other All Industries professionals in the Tech industry feel about work.

change
Work Culture
Professional Development
Perks & Benefits
More…
Compensation
Leadership
Office Culture

See How You Score Against Your Peers

You’ve completed CATEGORY NAME. Create a free account to see your score & how your culture answers rank you.Start NEXT CATEGORY NAME

Browse All Infographics

No Results

Filter by Category

All Categories
Interviews
Perks & Benefits
Compensation
Leadership
Office Culture
Professional Development
Topical

Recent Culture Studies

View All