Planning And Executing Promotions Delicately
Teamwork, management, and leadership are key for a productive and motivated workplace. A little shift in the leadership paradigm can have diverse effects on the other two aspects. Promoting employees can be one of these actions that upset the balance. Although promotion is crucial for valuing the efforts of the employees and keeping their morale high, the management should handle the process carefully.
When done right, a promotion can increase productivity manifold. It can also easily backfire. When one employee in a team is promoted and the others are not, ego clashes are likely to surface, hampering workplace productivity and satisfaction.
A suitable succession strategy, smart management, and effective communication are important for handling the situation delicately. These can help the management minimize and prevent in-house negativity which engulfs business productivity as well as reputation.
For the promoted employee’s coworkers, the experience can be demotivating, uncomfortable, and resentful. It can be very detrimental for employee relationships with clients, the management, and other employees. It can also hamper productivity, customer satisfaction and, employee retention.
Other important aspects you need to consider during the promotion process are an open dialogue with your staff, proper assessment and planning, an understanding and respect for each and every employee, and a strong case of the employee’s merit and deserving for the promotion.
Promotions are required for rewarding deserving employees, ensuring that management positions are occupied by efficient, effective, able, and deserving workers. In the overall interest of the company’s success and job satisfaction of all workers, it is important to know when opportunities for conflict may arise, and how to deal with them effectively and fairly.
