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James Robertson

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The Promotion Trap Posted: Feb 5, 2004 6:01 AM
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Ted Leung has some interesting comments on the dangers of promotions. Linking to a Fast Company article, he quotes:

Picasso wasn't interested in becoming a curator. Meryl Streep is an extraordinary actress, but that doesn't mean she wants to or would be any good at running a studio. Why does corporate America insist on taking your job away from you if you're good at it and serve it up as a promotion?

It's not quite that simple; there are, in fact, people who want to move up the chain. For the most part though, this fits - we all know plenty of former tech people in management positions - many of whom don't belong there. Heck, this makes me wonder if the huge failure rates in IT projects is related to this problem. The problem is twofold:

  • Convincing corporate managers that they can keep us happy without promoting us
  • Convincing ourselves of this same fact

The latter point may be the hardest - the reality is, even with increased pay, many people would consider years in the same position as being stuck.

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