One of the most frustrating aspects of working is the time it can take to be promoted in your company. Sometimes you can work in the same job for several years before a promotion comes open, and when it does you aren’t even considered. This should bring up questions of why this has happened and what you need to do in order to be promoted if you truly want to be considered for a new job with more responsibilities. Make sure your boss knows you want to be promoted and begin to have conversations with them regarding what steps you need to take in order to be considered for the next leadership position that opens up. You have to be in charge of your own career; check out these articles and learn more about steps you may need to take.
What to Do When Your Boss Won’t Advocate for You
Harvard Business Review Article:
Are you being passed up for promotions on a regular basis? Have you asked your boss why this is or figured out the reason? If you have done everything you can to be considered for promotion, and your boss tells you that you’re ready for the next step, it’s possible your boss isn’t advocating for you. There could be many reasons for this, and if it’s the case, let your boss off the hook and begin to figure out how you can get promoted without their help. This means you may need to find another person to advocate for you and, you might need to build your network inside and outside your company to build a strong support team. You can get promoted within your organization without your boss advocating for you, but make sure you’re ready to be promoted before you start looking for other support for your upward career move.
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https://hbr.org/2018/06/what-to-do-when-your-boss-wont-advocate-for-you
You Get Positive Performance Reviews by No Promotion? Seven Reasons Your Career Has Stalled
Forbes Article:
No one actually enjoys conflict in the workplace and your manager may not be comfortable providing you with negative feedback regarding your performance. Because of this, you may have been given positive performance reviews but never a chance for promotion because your performance isn’t all positive. Some people are blindsided by being put on a performance improvement plan, and you may not fall in this category, but your performance may not be where it needs to be for a promotion either. It’s also possible you aren’t performing at a level that would bring you a promotion even though your performance is great for the job you’re doing. You also might need to make sure your boss knows you’re interested in being promoted, check out this article for other reasons why your career has stalled.
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Asking this One Question Can Make You Feel Like You Have More Time
Fast Company Article:
Feeling like you have more time is about making more memories and remembering more of the events that have taken place in your life. Older generations were great at making memories every day by journaling the events that took place, but today we use smartphones for much of the journaling and its done and out of our minds so quickly that we don’t remember most of it. Making certain you have something different every day makes it easy for you to be able to create memories and feel like you’ve had a full life. With that in mind, you need to find ways to make each day more memorable and create events that cause you to cherish the life you have.
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