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Is Your Boss Holding Back Your Promotion?

Is Your Boss Holding Back Your Promotion?25 Aug7 min

<p>You might be doing great work, taking on more responsibility and receiving positive feedback from your manager. Yet when promotion decisions are made, your name never seems to come up.</p><p>In this episode of Success Subtext, Jag Dhaliwal ACA explores three signs your manager may be holding back your promotion. From private praise without public advocacy to increasing responsibility without a clear progression plan, you&#39;ll learn what may be happening behind the scenes.</p><p>You&#39;ll discover why good performance does not automatically lead to promotion, why manager advocacy matters, and what questions you should ask if you want to understand where you really stand in your career.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li><p>Why private praise is not the same as public advocacy</p></li><li><p>How to tell if your name is being discussed for promotion</p></li><li><p>Why good performance does not automatically lead to progression</p></li><li><p>When additional responsibility becomes an excuse instead of development</p></li><li><p>What your manager should be doing to support your promotion</p></li><li><p>The questions to ask about your next career step</p></li></ul><p>Take the Workplace Personality Quiz:</p><p><a href="https://successsubtext.com/workplace-personality-quiz"><u>https://successsubtext.com/workplace-personality-quiz</u></a></p><p>Follow Success Subtext for weekly insights on career development, promotion, leadership, workplace psychology and career progression.</p>