How Can I Move Forward When My Company Won’t Promote Me?

How Can I Move Forward When My Company Won’t Promote Me?

From Coaching Real Leaders by Harvard Business Review / Muriel Wilkins

March 30, 2026 · 48 min · Episode 90

About this episode

Muriel Wilkins helps a long-time employee navigate the challenges of not being promoted while exploring her career aspirations.

She’s been at her current organization for decades, and loves the leadership role she’s in. But she’s always aspired to make it to the C-suite. As that opportunity seems less and less likely to attain where she is now, executive coach, Muriel Wilkins, helps her work through what trade-offs she’s willing to make to achieve  her professional goals.  For further reading:  3 Ways to Make Tough Career Choices with Confidence: https://melodywilding.com/3-ways-to-make-tough-career-choices-with-confidence/ Career Crossroads: https://hbr.org/podcast/2019/07/career-crossroads How to Navigate Change at Any Career Stage: https://hbr.org/podcast/2024/05/how-to-navigate-change-at-any-career-stage Connect with Muriel: Website: murielwilkins.com LinkedIn: @Muriel Maignan Wilkins  Instagram: @CoachMurielWIlkins  Join the Coaching Real Leaders Community: coachingrealleaderscommunity.com Read Muriel’s book: LeadershipUnblocked.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Muriel Wilkins

Topics covered

  • career advancement
  • leadership
  • professional goals
  • executive coaching
  • career choices

Keywords

  • promotion
  • C-suite
  • career trade-offs
  • executive coach
  • leadership role

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard Business Review, Coaching Real Leaders Community, LeadershipUnblocked.com, melodywilding.com, hbr.org

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