28/09/2015
Two Ways to Grow at Work Without a Promotion
If you’re feeling stalled in your career but a promotion isn’t on the table, you can find other ways to grow. Lateral moves within your organization, for example, can be a great way to build new skills and relationships and get exposure to different products or services. You can explore new internal opportunities by conducting internal informational interviews with leaders of other divisions, taking on assignments involving other business units, or volunteering to move to a staff function that transcends units, such as finance, HR, or operations. You can also reshape your role as a way to grow without a formal promotion. Consider what’s on your supervisor’s plate (Does she have responsibilities you’re willing to take on?) and what’s been said in employee and customer surveys (Are there needs the organization isn’t meeting that you have the skills to respond to?) to find opportunities.
Adapted from “You Don’t Need a Promotion to Grow at Work,” by Jordan Stark and Katie Smith Milway.
