You’ve worked long and hard for this moment, and now it’s here: Your next step up the career ladder. As exciting as a promotion may be, if you are rising up in the company ranks from peer to leader, a problem awaits. An internal promotion means suddenly becoming the boss of those who were once at a same level with you, which can lead to unique challenges. A new situation for everyone If a team member is promoted from peer to leader, “it’s often an extremely difficult situation – for everyone involved,” says Jutta Boenig, a career counsellor based in southern Germany who has helped many clients…