If you’re feeling stuck between seniority levels, how can you overcome that to get your next promotion? Here’s what Sallie has to say.
Sallie’s answer:
OK, back up. Recent research that came out of Lean In and McKinsey says that what often keeps women from getting to the top is that first promotion — the first “broken rung.” So how do you overcome that?
I think first of all, it’s important to be aware of it, and the fact that it is driven by bias. The second thing: Obviously be great at your job, hustle, do excellent work. Ask for that promotion.
The third thing is that sometimes it’s just not your fault; it’s that your boss — who seems terrific, and says all the right things — actually just never promotes anyone who’s not like them.
I think it’s increasingly important to recognize that — that sometimes it’s not that we didn’t do great work, it’s that we work for someone who’s simply not going to promote us — and look to get to a different manager and overcome that first hurdle. Just recognizing it can be an important step.
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