Aurelian Skills: Life Empowerment Through Skills and Knowledge

Rapid, Untimely Promotions We all have heard people (especially CEOs and rapidly-promoted employees) talking about rapid promotions in a very positive light, citing benefits like retaining top talent, accelerated learning, new perspectives, workplace competition, reputation and cost saving, but they want us to overlook the disadvantages of such actions which will eventually make the entire organisations pay dearly. Promoting employees too quickly can have several drawbacks, and damage the organisation in the long run. I have divided the potential drawbacks (casualties) into three categories that impact three levels of any organisation. Casualty 1: Clients Untimely and rapid promotions can affect customer relationships, especially if employees with limited experience are in customer-facing roles. There are multiple instances in which experience is of utmost criticality, and inexperienced employees can further worsen a bad situation with a client. In that case, customer satisfaction and ...

Steve's GREAT model of allegiance. Your allegiance as a professional should lie with the culture of: Growth - Professional and Personal. In an organization that offers neither, you don't have an obligation to have allegiance to. Respect - Mutual and Empathetic. An organization that doesn't value you and understands your perspective isn't worth anyone's allegiance. Excellence - In Efforts and Standards. A workplace that compromises on their work and culture and makes and breaks their own rules for particular people is the last thing you should have your allegiance to. Appreciation - Verbal an d  Monetary. You work for earning a livelihood all the while contributing, gaining respect and value. If you are getting neither, it is time to rethink your job and not think about staying loyal. Teamwork - Supportive and Encouraging. If your organization shows bias against you or anyone in their support, or discourage you in open or concealed ways from speaking up, you owe them...