8 reasons (within your control) you’re not being promoted into leadership

***UPDATE — 7th November 2022 ***

Book cover titled Get Promoted! Eight Reasons It’s Not Happening And How To Take Back Control.
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ORIGINAL POST

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Roles need to be available in the organisation

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1. Your behaviour doesn’t match expectations for leadership

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2. Your expectations of progression are off-track

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3. You’re missing the bigger picture

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4. You haven’t had the conversation with your manager

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5. You’re passive and wait to be told what to do

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6. You view relationship-building as “politics”

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7. You’re not making your impact visible

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8. You don’t have the skills needed at that moment for that company

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If you recognise some of these things, great.

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UX Research + Design Leadership | Director of User Research @Picsart. Previously @monzo @Zoopla

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Samantha Davies

UX Research + Design Leadership | Director of User Research @Picsart. Previously @monzo @Zoopla