These days most organizations pine for hybrid IT leaders with both the requisite technical skills and knowledge of business and people to tailor IT solutions to business needs. But the best of these candidates rarely come readily—you’ve got to train them, Martineau says. Martineau believes that the most successful IT organizations develop junior level geeks by formalizing a process that identifies future leaders and cultivates their business skill set for future advancement.

These days most organizations pine for hybrid IT leaders with both the requisite technical skills and knowledge of business and people to tailor IT solutions to business needs. But the best of these candidates rarely come readily—you’ve got to train them, Martineau says. Martineau believes that the most successful IT organizations develop junior level geeks by formalizing a process that identifies future leaders and cultivates their business skill set for future advancement.