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What is the biggest issue/problem you'll face when it comes to your career growth/promotion within an organization?

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Question added by Nitin Chandran
Date Posted: 2013/07/17
Ola Haddad
by Ola Haddad , General Manager , Bayt.com

Having the passion for a role that is not considered or available in the same organization might be one of the challenges.

Amal Mandhora
by Amal Mandhora , 'Temporary Assignment' , Hamad Medical Corporation

I believe one challenge that most employees would face with regards to career growth or promotion options, would be to showcase or highlight their skills without appearing like a poor team player..
Also One needs to constantly upgrade one's skills to be able to plan one's career graph, along with performing consistently at work.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Contrary to another person’s answer, I never worried about other eligible candidates.
There is not anything I can do about their performance, I focus I mine.
Making sure that I am exceeding what my bosses expect from me.
I always hold myself accountable for all successes and failures in my purview.
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I always look for opportunities for savings.
I look at my group’s business processes, reviewing, streamlining, and consolidating wherever possible.
The any ideas for change are always forwarded to my boss with thorough explanation, justification and cost savings.
Additionally, how they may be applicable across the organizations I seek out a credible mentor for guidance.
I feel their experience can keep me from making unnecessary errors in judgment.
I do not hesitate to go to when faced a roadblock and inversely I only hope this person to give me gentle nudges in directions or ideas that I may have a skill set for.
I also make it clear to my boss and mentor that I want to move up in the organization without saying that I am dissatisfied with my current position.
Promotions are made by many factors personality and we hope performance.
However how they are “really” made to us at the lower rungs of the latter can be “...clearly vague...
“, seems a Ouija board may be in play sometimes.

Kaamila Tahseen
by Kaamila Tahseen , Change Management Team Manager , cognizant technology solutions

other eligible candidates...

Deleted user
by Deleted user

  • Lack of upward mobility either because it takes too long for someone to get promoted.
  • Glass ceiling - meaning being unable to move upward as a result of unexplained circumstances and / or an unexplained discrimination.
  • Lack of upward mobility due to lack of the required skills and / or education.
  • Inability to showcase one's abilities
  • Poor management practices that forces talent to leave.

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