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Promotion At Work

One of the most important benefits of employee promotion is that it helps you to recognize and acknowledge the performance and hard work of your employees and thus makes them feel valued. An employee who gets promoted tends to feel more inspired and motivated to continue doing the good work, and this is yet another reason why promotions are so important. But internal promotion can help to reduce employee resistance and discontent.

Not all employees may be ready for an appraisal or a promotion due to lack of the length of service, the right number of achievements as well as the lack of the needed skills and experience at the given position. A promotion is an important decision since it doesn't only involve a change in rank but also more duties and responsibilities and hence must be taken after careful assessment and evaluation of one's skills, performance, and several other factors.

One of the most important points for evaluating when is the right time to promote an employee is to assess or evaluate his/her performance over a given period of time. When a low-level employee excels beyond expectations - When employees continue to work and excel beyond the expectations and give a consistent performance, then this could be one sign that they are ready for a promotion.

When a junior level or lower level employee begins to show genuine commitment towards his/her duties and responsibilities, then this can be one sign that the employee may be ready for more responsibilities or an appraisal. This commitment can be seen in the time the employee spends to complete a task till the end, the number of breaks he/she takes, the willingness to take new tasks, etc.

When they prove to be very adaptive - When a lower level employee proves to the management that he/she can easily adapt and adjust working with teams, in different settings and can handle change well, and then he/she automatically throws a good impression.

They have already mastered their task or technical craft - When an employee has already mastered his/her technical craft well at the given position, then this means that it is time now to introduce him/her to further technical concepts and train him/her to learn new things.

When they stop relying on your instructions and work towards the welfare of the business on their own, then this mean that you can give them more responsibilities to handle without a doubt.

When he/she begins to show a sense of ownership towards your business and makes it his/her personal responsibility to lead it towards success, then such an employee must be retained and promoted. They start volunteering for superior roles - One of the greatest signs to look for in an employee to know that he/she is ready for a promotion is when he/she starts volunteering for superior roles, more responsibilities, and better opportunities.

Hence, if you observe a particular employee extending a helping hand to others with their work, then this may just be a sign to consider him/her for an appraisal or promotion.

Evaluating an employee for a promotion requires you to assess an employee's skills, effectiveness at his current position and potential for growth. Therefore, only promote employees who perform at a high level consistently.


 By Rosemarie Sumalinog Gonzales


Article Source:  Promotion At Work

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