You Don't Have a Skill Problem. You Have a Perception Problem.
From More Women Promoted by Katy McFee
April 6, 2026 · 24 min · Season 2 · Episode 20
About this episode
The episode discusses common pitfalls that prevent ambitious women from advancing to director-level positions and offers solutions to overcome these challenges.
Learn the 3 most common pitfalls keeping ambitious women stuck at the director level and what to do about it. Join me at my free masterclass to get coaching and continue the conversation morewomenpromoted.com/masterclass WHAT YOU'LL LEARN Why being a high-performing executor can actually work against your promotionHow people-pleasing signals to leadership that you don't know what your priorities areWhy non-delegators accidentally communicate they're not ready for the next levelThe mindset ref...
People in this episode
Host: Katy McFee
Topics covered
- career advancement
- women in leadership
- promotion challenges
- mindset shifts
- executive skills
Keywords
- promotion
- women
- leadership
- career
- mindset
- executive
- skills
- people-pleasing
- delegation
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