In a fast paced business, there is an expectation that employees should want to progress their careers. Managers invest significant resource in people development, attempting to nurture their employees and reward high performers. It is, however, incorrect to assume that everybody and wants to move up the career ladder as fast as possible. Very often, competent, skilled employees simply have no desire to change their job role.

Employees are often very happy doing what they're doing with no financial need or desire to change. A recent parent or student, for example, may have other priorities that prevent them from being focused on a career but that doesn't mean that they don't want to progress at all. For managers, these team members represent a specific challenge: employees who often aren’t demonstrating a desire to progress can be overlooked, so how should managers manage employees effectiv