Not everyone wants a promotion.
Not everyone wants
to progress to the next level
or to progress… period… in their jobs.
That’s not a bad thing
for a manager
as long as that position remains needed.
I have a junior analyst
who never wants to be a senior analyst.
She is great at her job.
I don’t have to worry
about opening a senior position for her
or about her looking for another job.
She is happy doing her current job.
I’m conscious about keeping her current.
I am slowly cross training her
so she has a wider skill set.
I am also careful
about changing her job
too drastically
too quickly.
She doesn’t want that
and I’m happy keeping her happy.
It is difficult for ambitious people
such as myself
to understand
but wow, is it a relief
as a manager.
If your employees are happy
in their current positions,
ask yourself
why you’re pushing them to progress.
Is it what they want
or what you think they SHOULD want?