{"id":5232,"date":"2026-01-07T02:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/when-theres-nowhere-to-promote-a-star-employee\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T02:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:10:34","slug":"when-theres-nowhere-to-promote-a-star-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/ko\/when-theres-nowhere-to-promote-a-star-employee\/","title":{"rendered":"When There\u2019s Nowhere to Promote a Star Employee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_text__yGFNO\" data-first-paragraph=\"true\">They\u2019re one of <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2024\/10\/stop-ignoring-your-high-performers\" class=\"ContentLink_anchor__Q6_U6\">your best people<\/a>\u2014a director who\u2019s been instrumental to your success. They\u2019re seasoned, strategic, and ready for more. But there\u2019s nowhere for them to go. No opening at the executive table, no clear path up, and no lateral moves look promising either. How do you help someone find the next step when the obvious one doesn\u2019t exist? What conversations should you be having? And how do you keep them from <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2025\/01\/are-you-checked-out-at-work\" class=\"ContentLink_anchor__Q6_U6\">checking out<\/a> in the meantime?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" defer=\"\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v19.2&amp;appId=1761258887507575&amp;xfbml=false&amp;status=true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>#Promote #Star #Employee<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019re one of your best people\u2014a director who\u2019s been instrumental to your success. They\u2019re seasoned, strategic, and ready for more. But there\u2019s nowhere for them to go. No opening at the executive table, no clear path up, and no lateral moves look promising either. 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