As leaders, we want to surround ourselves with driven, like-minded professionals who seek success. Often critical characteristics of these types of people are:
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Driven to succeed -
Self-motivated -
Hold themselves to a high standard -
Desire career advancement
As leaders, we all desire to promote from within as a first option. Promotions, especially into leadership, a couple of things, have to line up. An employee is ready to be promoted, and the organization has a need. Sometimes the organization is prepared but does not have an internal candidate, OR the person is ready, and the organization does not have a need.
How do you motivate your top performers to “work while they wait?”