What is the point of IDPs if your boss is the only one who looks at them? If your boss doesn't care, then it's just a waste of time. Especially if he only cares about himself. They make it sound like your IDPs will actually help your career.
The people getting promoted now are mainly talkers, not the doers.
The company is going to lose good talent if they don't start recognizing the right people. This will cause the company to lose money over the long term.
Enbridge's only career option is to save Enbridge more money. Managers and VP level remain to be massively culled and it will happen in a surprise move. The VP and Management may not look at the IDPs but its stressed as its the source driving next round cuts. As Enbridge outsource actual function they'll discover quickly who is mere liaison. The innovation and project cycle is years away if they make it; thus, the short term goal is cost savings to turnover positive numbers until maintenance forces a leveraged upgrade or negoatiated 3rd party contract to shirk liability... then with decreasing revenue they'll push upgrades and innovation to increase value shortly before they sell assets to recover and merge with another company to keep the cashflow and spin positive... sound familiar?
It's true. It's about who you're friends with at the VP level. But I wouldn't want to be one of those people who got promoted only just because I'm friends with a VP. There won't be much respect for those people or the VP.
if my supervisor reading this. You are just puppet dancer. More keys tighten to you more stress you transferred to me. My life is hacked because of you don't know what you doing. Someone kicked your butt and you are talking about goals. Stop bothering me and stop prend being nice. I know how to achieve my goals. Take care of yourself like always.
Pardon my ignorance, what is IDP?
The current round of promotions, demotions and role placement has NOTHING to do with talent. It is strictly based on who you know at the VP level. I was passed over for the job that I currently had not because of performance or lack of leadership or even that my counter part was equal or more qualified. i was passed over because the hiring VP did not take the time to get to know me and hired the guy from legacy Enbridge. This individual had no experience in the role or even in t hat department, but the VP was from legacy Enbridge. this is very common and the legacy Spectra employees are getting the shaft.
Had a VP admit that they didn't use IDPS at all
The IDP goes nowhere, it's entirely up to your supervisor or manager to do something with what is provided. A good manager will help make contacts with departments you are interested in to help open doors. A piss poor one will just sit on their thumbs and sulk that you want to move on at some point. The thing is there is no incentive for either action apart from pissed off employees. While each department might have some form of succession planning to tap people on the shoulder that might move up they typically don't involve people outside the department making it a tough nut to crack if you want in or out. There is no grand master plan for positioning people other then the golden child of some VPs. The fundamental flaw with the IDP was that the information is used for nothing on a larger scale, or even in the assistance of new job postings. Even if said contacts are made or you have a proactive manager there is no system of maintaining your interest in these positions. It's basically still on you to network and talk to the managers in departments you are interested in. Don't feel bad about doing so, you have every right and obligation to put yourself and your career first don't leave it in the hands of anyone else or some IDP document that will sit online.
They look at the IDPs when they are making reduction decisions as well. Senior leadership knows they are taking a risk by not promoting people. It's a calculated risk that the people that fit their vision will stay long enough to fill the company's need before they find other work. Thus far, their gamble seems to have been correct as I haven't heard of anything falling down before someone picking it up again. How long this continues is anyone's guess.