> The problem being that once the project lead has been promoted, they are no longer in charge of that project That’s not how it works, promotion does not move

> The problem being that once the project lead has been promoted, they are no longer in charge of that project That’s not how it works, promotion does not move you to a different position. Project leads in charge stay in charge after promotion. What often happens though is that promoted people leverage their new, higher level to move to or start more desirable projects.