A bad hire is costly. A bad promotion? Even worse.
1. Great employees feel overlooked.
→ They worked hard, but someone less qualified got the role.
2. Resentment builds in silence.
→ People stop speaking up because they feel unheard.
3. Trust in leadership disappears.
→ If promotions feel unfair, what else is broken?
4. Top talent starts looking elsewhere.
→ The best people won’t wait for you to see their value. PERFORMANCE Declines
5. The wrong leader makes bad decisions.
→ Experience matters. Guesswork kills progress.
6. Skills don’t magically appear with a title.
→ Leadership isn’t a reward; it’s a responsibility.
7. The best doers aren’t always the best leaders.
→ Great salespeople don’t always make great sales managers.
8. Chaos replaces clarity.
→ Confused teams do one thing well: underperform.
9. Productivity drops—fast.
→ A bad leader means more questions, fewer answers, and missed deadlines. The Business SUFFERS
10. Clients notice the cracks.
→ Poor leadership leads to poor service and lost trust.
11. Culture takes a hit.
→ A toxic leader creates a toxic workplace.
12. The wrong person hires more wrong people.
→ Bad leaders protect their own—not the company.
13. Damage control becomes the new strategy.
→ Instead of growing, you’re fixing mistakes.
14. Fixing the mistake costs more than avoiding it.
→ Hiring twice is always more expensive than hiring right.
15. Meanwhile, the right person was right there all along.
→ You just didn’t see them because they were busy doing the work.
Promote wisely. Titles don’t create leaders. Actions do.
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