6 Signs You’re NOT Getting Promoted into Management or Leadership

Have you ever been overlooked for a promotion? After watching this video (and thinking back to that time) did you miss any of these signs you won't get promoted?

My boss would ask my opinion all the time in private, then when we were in high level meetings, he would use my exact words as his own.

Her message is so hard-hitting! I need her as a mentor to say it how it needs to be said 😭😭

This video broke my heart. I hit about 3-4 of these issues. My immediate boss said I’m an excellent employee but it’s “who you know” and our key leaders are ultra authoritative. They have been promoting each other for years. I tried to stand out, support others and solve issues for 5 years. Alas. 3rd interview for new role outside the company next week.

Two years at entry level in my current company and I was put on higher duties for a while. After I spoke up about issues with a new computer system with higher management, things changed for the worst. The signs I noticed: 1) Taken off higher duties or your tasks are being delegated to others without any explanation or feedback. 2) Applying for higher positions internally and being told you interview well and have relevant experience, but aren't what they are looking for. When you ask for further details, they don't give any. 3) A sudden change in behaviour from your management (less friendly and caring than before). The tips in this video are great but only for those with a relatively fresh canvas. If you've already made the mistakes, you need to find another company and move on.

Hi Kara, I am a regular follower and endorser of your videos to my colleagues. I find every points articulated in your powerful videos thought provoking. Grateful. Takeaways from this magnificent skill video: 1. Reach to colleagues and make them feel that you count them in your second home i.e. work place. 2. Never cease from putting forward your opinion especially in meetings, where you are expected to do so. 3. To be counted as a brain to call upon, improve your connection with the high level people. 4. Be a compass at the time of confusion in work place. Keep recalibrating the compass to show the right direction consistently.

I am so interested about your channel… keep it up!

This video is fantastic and removes blindspots that we have about ourselves...outstanding stuff

Great tips this videos is ! I love your video series

Where I work (Walmart) you can work like a pack mule be visible 24/7 and not even get a glance by the higher ups they see you as an object a number. I've taken the test multiple times and it always fails me I've given them "Walmart" answers

These signs helped me in the opposite direction. I’m up for promotion and I’m super anxious I won’t get it, but I am visible, people always ask for my opinions and help on things. I am not involved in high up meetings yet, but my workplace is non-traditional working from home. They use group chats to discuss issues relevant to training leadership and I’m in those groups. I’ve also been given more higher level work the last few months, and they continue to add more tasks. multiple team members have been advocating for me and talking to leadership about how they support me being promoted. I love my coworkers and care so much about helping them feel welcome and supported every time I get a chance to take the lead. My work is so rewarding and I’m really passionate about it. It does feel like I’m an obvious choice but at the same time I still have this sense of doom that for some reason I won’t be chosen for promotion. Do you have any tips on workplace anxiety/that feeling that it’s too good to be true.

I always seek for answers why my co-workers and Team Leader always push me for promotion, now I know the answers. I always do the opposite. I now know how to stop that as I do not want any promotion, it is making me frustrated when others push me to do do what I do not want. I know this is called promotion anxiety but dang! , thank you for you giving me the brightest idea. Love lots. :) ( I have a medical condition that is much more important than the promotion )

Hello Kara, thank you very much for posting very useful videos. I love them all...! However I could not find it..? Am I missing something?

Now in my life new teacher have come .. Thanks mam

Your words are like truth bombs

This shows you that soft skills are more important by far than tech skills . Thanks!

Well everything you're saying maybe correct but it's not working for me. I'm very vocal and I always have expressed an interest in learning different aspects of a job so I could move up. I wind up being the kid that gets picked last because nobody else wants them on their team kind of situation. I have skills and I have natural talent. I'm very outgoing and I'm constantly mistaken for being in a position of leadership because that's just how I naturally carry myself. All of my family are alpha leaders. Is just a part of our DNA. But still not getting the promotions that I should be getting for the amount of energy that I put into every position I seek out. Yet the position always seemed to go to somebody else. So either I'm not quite what they had in mind or there's some kind of favoritism or nepotism going on and that's what the real story is. Scratching my head on this one.

Watched the video, thanks, but if you are very smart in your job, and your colleagues are downright jealous and they are long termers, whilst you are the newbie who learned fast to do the role, then the Management will always side with the long termers and their dictatorship, because they are too scared to argue with them. Just my experience. Love from Scotland, ❤ X ...

How to deal with unwelcome behavior in a new company by a group of existing people, just because you as a person are good with personality, knowledge and leadership skills?... If such team leaders have very close bonding with your manager... Because what I have seen once is that such team leaders are envious of you, they can't tolerate your popularity and your manager somewhat lets you get dominated by them...

There's only so much room at the top. Those who are there won't give it up.