Advisory Board October 15, 2025
Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Virginia Minni reports that a decade-long study of 200,000 workers found the best bosses excel at one thing: guiding employees into the roles where they thrive.
Study details
For the study, Minni, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, analyzed data from 200,000 workers and 30,000 managers across 100 countries over a 10-year period.
To identify high performers, Minni sought out those who “rose through the ranks of the company at a faster pace than their peers,” noting that “[e]arly promotion usually goes hand in hand with other markers of merit, such as salary growth and standout 360-degree performance ratings.”
She then leveraged the firm’s manager rotations...
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