#392: Grow Your People Before You Promote Your People

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of developing employees before promoting them to leadership roles.

Become a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member! In this episode, Perry Holley and Chris Goede explore why organizations should focus on growing their people before promoting them. They discuss the pitfalls of promoting high performers without adequate leadership development and how this impacts team engagement and organizational performance. They share research-based strategies for identifying and preparing high-potential employees for leadership roles, stressing the importance of intentional development plans. Listeners will gain actionable insights on fostering a culture of growth, ensuring new leaders are equipped to succeed, and driving stronger results across their teams.

People in this episode

Guests: Perry Holley, Chris Goede

Topics covered

• leadership development
• employee growth
• organizational performance
• team engagement
• high-potential employees

Keywords

• leadership
• employee development
• promotion
• team performance
• growth culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Maxwell Leadership

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