I’ve been a mid-level manager (Sr Operations Manager) for the last three years. Been in my industry for 10 years. I feel I have plateaued in my career path. I’m trying to promote to a Director of Operations role in house and looking at outside opportunities as well. I feel like it’s taken longer to obtain this position than my previous roles. Any advice from Sr/Exec Management to be more self aware and fill in the holes to finally hit the finish line?

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Ask both upline and downline what you can do better to help them. Listen to what they say, and act on genuine feedback.

Note the speed others are promoting to Ops Director, you may not be as slow as you feel.

Read The Fifteen Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Dethmer et al.

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I appreciate the advice and the recommendation on the literature, thank you. To add a little clarity, two of my peers, less tenure (by two years, I’ve been with the company four years) have been promoted over me.

Wondering, strictly intuitively, if you still feel a sense of enthusiasm for that path? Sometimes it is more difficult to muster when the thrill is gone.

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Great question. One that I do ask myself. I still very much want to promote. My VP dropped a comment on me the other day , stating that he needs another Sr. Manager in my department. I felt it was a hint to me, but I know he wouldn’t promote me if he had to make a decision today. With sucks for me but that’s what I would assume.

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