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Promotion Rate
Percentage of employees promoted during the period
How it’s computed
COUNT(promoted) / COUNT(all)
What the evidence shows
| Relates to | Effect (r) | N | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career satisfaction | 0.22 | 8701 | A |
| Voluntary turnover | -0.11 | 5752 | A |
What this metric can show you
Promotion Rate can tell roughly 23 pre-built stories — each a designed scene the data either confirms or it doesn’t. Bring your numbers and the Story Finder runs every one of these shapes against them.
specific to performance & development
It's two companies, split by manager
leadership-quality · T1
Most are fine — a tail is struggling
engagement · T1
The system isn't differentiating
measurement-health · T1
You've quietly stopped promoting from within
development-mobility · T1
Your ratings are compressing
performance · T1
universal shapes — any single metric can take these
A few large values are doing the talking
any focus · T1
A one-time event, not a trend
any focus · T1
It doesn't track — the premise is false
any focus · T1
It's concentrated — one group stands apart
any focus · T1
Scenes are pre-built; your data is the toggle. Browse the full deck or watch one play end-to-end in The Quiet Exodus.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
sources: toolbox:metrics-catalog · principia:metrics
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“Percentage of open positions analytics: The formula for percentage of open positions is, Percentage of open positions = Total number of open positions / Total number of open positions in the company A high percentage of open positions can indicate jobs that have high attrition.…”
— Predictive HR Analyticsmatch 51%
“Percentage of open positions analytics: The formula for percentage of open positions is, Percentage of open positions = Total number of open positions / Total number of open positions in the company A high percentage of open positions can indicate jobs that have high attrition.…”
— People Analytics Text Mining with Rmatch 51%
“Each year about three to four new research assistants were hired, so at any given time there were about six to eight people doing essentially the same work. Why, in a two-year position involving no changes in tasks, did the Fed promote the research assistants and change their…”
— Strategic Compensation Talentmatch 49%
Resources: Predictive HR Analytics · People Analytics Text Mining with R · Strategic Compensation Talent