{"id":4785,"date":"2003-07-15T12:05:10","date_gmt":"2003-07-15T17:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=4785"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:46:30","slug":"do-you-promote-from-within","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/do-you-promote-from-within\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Promote From Within?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4785\" class=\"elementor elementor-4785\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9268dab elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9268dab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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position. The super producers who have mastered the technical aspects of their job suddenly need to utilize unrefined soft skills in their new management position.\u00a0 Skills like communication, motivation, delegation, time management and decision making are critical to success. Where do newly promoted\u00a0supervisors acquire these skills?\u00a0 They&#8217;re super technicians! We assume they will be super managers? \u00a0Is this a valid assumption? \u00a0What if it&#8217;s not?<\/p><h3>A Familiar Example<\/h3><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-17503\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed-leader-pexels-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Businesswoman showing stress at her desk with a laptop, highlighting work pressure.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-sitemapexclude=\"true\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed-leader-pexels-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed-leader-pexels-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed-leader-pexels-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed-leader-pexels-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/stressed-leader-pexels.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>How many times have you seen a top performing sales person fail when promoted to sales manager? What happens when this occurs?<\/p><ul><li>The skills needed to succeed as a manager differ from those of a sales producer.<\/li><li>The previously super sales person struggles in his \/ her new role managing previous peers.<\/li><li>Sales force productivity and morale drops.<\/li><li>The promoted manager is either terminated or returns to the field either in disgrace or for a competitor.<\/li><\/ul><p>What does this episode cost a company in lost sales and productivity? Is the same practice repeated in other departments with similar results?<\/p><h3>Management Dilemma<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you reprimand, demote or even terminate your former rising star?<\/strong><\/p><h3>Your Promotion Insurance Policy<\/h3><p>Establishing programs to assure that your promotions are successful can avoid costly promotion failures and positively impact the bottom line by improving the effectiveness of your management talent. Here are some possible measures:<\/p><ul><li>Utilize <a href=\"http:\/\/executivetalentassessments.com\/services\/job-benchmarking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Job Benchmarking<\/a>.\u00a0 This allows you to understand the real requirements for the job.<\/li><li>Utilize <a href=\"http:\/\/executivetalentassessments.com\/about\/why-assess-talent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talent Assessments<\/a> to determine the potential gaps between the job requirements and the promoted person. This will help to discover potential traps for the promoted star<\/li><li>Create a <a href=\"http:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/services\/executive-leadership-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">customized leadership coaching<\/a> and development to close the gaps in skills and avoid the potential traps.<\/li><\/ul><h3>How Might I Help?<\/h3><p>We invite you to <a href=\"http:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a> to discuss how these tools can help assure promotion success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does This Noble Practice have Some Hidden Pitfalls? Most organizations are proud of their practice of promoting their own employees. It fosters your organization&#8217;s values and culture. 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