“Promote me or I am leaving!” If you are a manager for long enough, you will receive some version of this ultimatum: Here’s how to handle it and use it:

First, identify the root of the issue. Is your report ready for promotion but some piece of bureaucracy is stopping them, or are they not ready? Remember that as a leader, the people you promote will reflect on you. If they succeed, that will make you look good. If they fail because they are not ready, that will hold back you and your team.

If th…