What Your Boss’ Feedback Really Means

About this episode

This episode decodes vague promotion feedback from bosses, focusing on what it means to be more strategic and how to develop executive presence.

You've been told to "be more strategic" but no one ever explains what that means. In this episode, I decode three of the most common pieces of vague promotion feedback and tell you what your boss is really saying. Newsletter: morewomenpromoted.com/newsletter. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN What your boss really means when they tell you to "be more strategic" and the three specific shifts that close the gap fastThe three drivers of executive presence you can actually control, no matter how vague the feedba...

People in this episode

Host: Katy McFee

Topics covered

• promotion feedback
• strategic thinking
• executive presence
• career development
• management advice

Keywords

• promotion
• feedback
• strategic
• executive presence
• career advice

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