Yes I have. Couple times. When I was about a 5 year old business I needed to hire an admin/supervisor. I heard "promote from within", which I did. It truly backfired. These team members were not ready and because I liked them I saw so much more in them than they themselves did. I ended up hiring a supervisor with these skills and experience and this worked out great.
That’s exactly the risk I was thinking about.
“Promote from within” sounds great until you realize you may be promoting based on loyalty or technical performance instead of actual leadership readiness.
Sometimes that works out, but sometimes it makes us overlook whether they actually want the responsibility or have the skills for it.
Hiring someone who already had the supervision experience probably saved you a lot of pain compared to trying to force someone into a role they weren’t ready for.
AnthonySalazar yes she has been with me 8 years :) still going and she is wonederful
