[Opinion] Organizational mobility: a practice to encourage

Opinion piece by Prof. Othmane Benmoussa of the Euromed Polytechnic School published on Medias24

You have a superstar on your team. She never misses a deadline and never fails to impress clients. She puts out fires, supports her colleagues and mentors the younger team members. You can't imagine your professional life without this or these colleagues.

However, after a while, these people usually want to progress within the company. Will you bury your disappointment at seeing them leave your team, thank them for all they have done for you and immediately help them plan their next step? Or will you act selfishly and suggest they're not quite ready for a bigger job, but maybe they will be in six months?

This case is an example of internal hoarding of talent which refers to a variety of managerial behaviors that prevent subordinates from advancing. Available data suggest that most managers have hoarded talent at one time or another within their team. In a recent study, 75% of managers surveyed openly admitted to "hoarding" talent and, since this is not a socially desirable behavior, it is likely that the real percentage is actually higher.

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