Yes, this is the one part of the paper that stuck out to me. Too often I've been fed the "take on the responsibility and then we'll pay you" line. It feels dishonest to me; like they are extracting more work from you without giving you more money/responsibility/etc. If you want me to "take it to the next level" then you need to reward me at the next level.
Growth isn't strictly monetary and needs to be self-driven. I know there's not a snowball's chance in hell I'll ever get promoted at my current company, hell if they offer me a promotion I'll very probably turn them down. I work for a consulting firm, and the last thing I want my role to be is babysitting resources.
But I'm sharp, and I focus on getting sharper every single day. I don't have 'pre-' conversations about what could potentially happen, I simply solve the problems the organization has. If the company recognizes it great, if not you'll look around one day a few months after I leave and lament, "man things were so much better when we had Vince around."
