An unsolicited message to your department manager explaining why you believe the company's experiment with self-managed work teams has not been successful and suggesting that one of the more experienced employees (such as yourself), should be promoted to supervisor.

This also appears to be an instance where the associate would also send a persuasive message to their manager, although this message is more personal because the associate thinks they should be the one to get promoted to supervisor.  The associate would be wise to provide objective evidence to support their claim to be promoted (Thill & Bovee).  The message should also contain logic and a compelling narrative supporting their claims (Thill, & Bovee).  The associate could also frame their message around gaining the managers' attention, interest, desire, and action (Thill, & Bovee).  The associate could also base their message on logical appeals where the message is based on reasoning and evidence (Thill, & Bovee).

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