In the last post, I gave some insights on how organizations should establish criteria for promotion of their employees. At the end of the article, there were some questions as how organizations should deal with promoting candidates who do not have the ability to work in groups. In my earlier posts, I wrote about the two main factors that determine the promotion of an employee as technical skill and behavior. I also stated that for senior management level positions, behavior is the most important factor. However, behavior covers a wide range of a person's endeavor. Establishing criteria for promotion should highlight all these factors and even give them weight.
In order to antcipate the problem that may occur, organizations should provide training so that all employees can acquire the required skills. In the worst case, an organization should give training to the potential candidates just before the promotion. They should also give them support through coaching.
It is important that organizations understand the consequences of unprepared leader. A leader must transmit trust to his subordinates. The power of a leader is eroded when subordinates discover his weakness and undermine it. There should not be room for questioning a leader's ability to lead. Therefore, establishing proper criteria and preparation of leaders for promotion is the key for the effective fucntioning of an organization.
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