Every HR manager faces this situation—the organization has a great employee, one the organization wants to keep, but the person is in the wrong job. For whatever reason, it’s just not a good fit; or maybe it’s just time for the person to move up—or over—to another position.
On Episode 46 of HR Works: The Podcast for Human Resources—Scott Ragusa, President of WinterWyman Contract Staffing—calls this “Right Bus, Wrong Seat,” and his company has had good success dealing with these situations.