https://drlongnecker.com/tags/people-management/Recent content in People-Management on David R. Longnecker - Converting Coffee to CodeHugoenFri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0600https://drlongnecker.com/blog/2026/07/ladder-shrank-didnt-disappear-promotion-freeze/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0600https://drlongnecker.com/blog/2026/07/ladder-shrank-didnt-disappear-promotion-freeze/<p><a href="https://newsroom.workday.com/2025-09-09-New-Workday-Global-Research-Stalled-Career-Growth-Is-Driving-Top-Talent-to-Quit">Workday&rsquo;s data</a> shows promotion rates down in 10 of the 11 industries it tracks, alongside an 8% drop in internal hiring. Separately, <a href="https://gusto.com/resources/gusto-insights/2025-workforce-promotions">Gusto&rsquo;s payroll data</a> puts a number on the scale of that slowdown: the economy-wide promotion rate fell 25% from its May 2022 peak of 14.6% to 10.7% by May 2024. Every senior leader I talk to describes some version of the same room, where five people all did strong work this year and only one seat opened up.</p>