Prepare a Training Plan in Case You Get Promoted
Achieving a promotion is n’t always easy , but if you’re expecting one soon, be prepared to train a replacement. This shows your manager that the promotion won’t make him fight for your role.
Lily Zhang, writer for The Muse, explains how this increases your chances of being promoted:
What will your team or company do if you are no longer in your current position? If you don’t have a plan, this can be a serious deterrent to promotion.
Plan your succession, or if you are in the lower tiers, document the processes you control, the training you went through, and your overall responsibilities so that it is easy to train someone to take your place.
Then, when you achieve that promotion , this plan will make life easier for everyone. For more tips on how to increase your likelihood of moving up, check out the full post below.
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