“Ryan is stepping up,” Cheryl explained. “He has been a supervisor here, four years, now. We would like to promote him to a manager role, but want to make sure we aren’t making a mistake.”

“What’s he doing, now?” I asked.

“Shipping supervisor. It used to be a no-brainer, but logistics has gotten more complicated, and we implemented a bar code system. He managed to keep up with all the changes. He has a crew of three people, picking, packing and shipping. Saved us some heavy budget, when he discovered a vendor program that allowed us to consolidate some of our freight. We are thinking about putting him in charge of the entire warehouse. As a manager, he would be in charge of maintaining all our inventory systems, cycle counts, spotting stock-outs. It’s a much bigger role.”

“But you still have your doubts?”

Cheryl moved her head side to side, “Yes, but the more I talk about it, the more I think I have made my decision.”

“Made your decision, based on what?” I pressed.

“Well, he has done a good job in his current role. I just have this feeling,” she replied.

“Feelings are nice, like good intentions. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. How can you be more certain that you are right?”

“I don’t know. I guess I will just have to put him in the job, take my chances. Have to wait and see.”