“I’m so happy to be able to tell you we’re promoting you to X position. You’ll be making Y amount more per hour and have Joe and Sandra reporting to you. ” “We’re doing some restructuring and I’d like to offer you a promotion. You’d be a manager with a higher salary. Do you think you’d be interested in this?” “I know you’ve been looking for a way to move up in the company. We have an opening in the shipping department that I think you’d be great for. It would pay more and be more responsibility. Are you interested in a move like that?”

Be sure all operational managers are aware of the change too, including human resources personnel, I. T. managers, security personnel and others who may need to know about the promotion for logistical purposes.

“As CEO, I am so happy to announce that our longtime administrative assistant Jenny Gonzalez is going to be heading a new department. She will be in charge of X, Y, and Z. ” “Despite a trying quarter, we are happy to announce that Ellen Jones has been promoted to the managing director position, which has been unfilled for many years. Ellen has been with us for 10 years, as most of you know, and we’re excited for her to take an even larger role in the company. ” “Great news, colleagues! Dr. Kevin Lee will be named head of surgery. He’s done an amazing job as assistant to the head of surgery, and with Dr. Mary Lewis moving on, we needed a new head of surgery and knew that Dr. Lee would be our first choice. We are so glad he has consented to the change in duties. ”

“Ms. Gonzalez has been in charge of our diversity hiring initiative since 2009. She has also led our bilingual and translation group, which is now large enough that it needs its own administration. She will be our first head of bilingual, translation, and Spanish-language initiatives. ” “We hired Ellen soon after we started the company, and she has been central to our success for 10 years. She has planned our amazing Christmas and Fourth of July parties for nine years, and is a favorite among all of our children for her (not-so-secret) sticker and candy drawer. ” “Dr. Lee has been an integral part of our surgery department for 4 years. His good humor and attention to detail make him a favorite with all of our residents. He’s an amazing mentor to younger doctors, and his continuing interest in and love for medicine helps remind all of us old-timers why we got into this in the first place. ”

“She is a graduate of UCLA (2004) with a BA in Communications and Business. Before Ms. Gonzalez worked for us, she worked at Kane and Barnes as an administrative assistant. ” “Ellen graduated from the University of Vermont (like most of us) in 1987. She worked for a while as a dairy farmer, a midwife, and a massage therapist before having her children. After staying home for a few years with her children, she was ready for a new challenge and applied to join our business when it was barely making money. Thanks to her and all of our employees, we have succeeded far beyond our early expectations. ” “Dr. Kevin Lee got his MD from Vanderbilt, and his BA from Duke. He completed his residency at Cedars-Mt. Sinai. We hired him 4 years ago and have been so pleased at how well he has worked out. ”

“Ms. Gonzalez will be taking a new position in the organization, and I know that the job description as we have currently defined it will probably grow and change as she continues to work. She will be overseeing all of the work with our Spanish-speaking clients and conducting feasibility studies about a new office in Mexico City. ” “Ellen will be directing and managing all of our catalogue work, both online and in print. We decided it was finally time to make one person in charge of all of it. Mike Henderson will be taking over Ellen’s warehousing responsibilities, and we’re going to be advertising for a part-time person to answer phones. ” “Dr. Lee will be taking over the position vacated by Dr. Lewis”

“Please join me in congratulating [employee name here] whenever you see him/her. ”

For instance, share the news on LinkedIn. This demonstrates growth within the company in addition to giving the individual the recognition they deserve on a greater level.