When a promotion is given but doesn’t seem warranted – The Select Committee

If a leader makes a big mistake – disastrous even – and subsequently gets further promoted, what impact can that have on the wider organisation? How is the culture affected? What about staff morale, bad publicity, and the potential impact on the effectiveness of the leader concerned?

We asked our brains trust The Select Committee to address this very question.

Specifically, we asked them:  

What does it do to the effectiveness of an organisation, including within the public sector, when someone is promoted after making a huge and costly mistake?

Responses from our panel members are all insightful and informative.