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Are You a Stuck Director?
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1. How often does your boss's boss (or the executive level above you) hear about your key accomplishments?
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1. How often does your boss's boss (or the executive level above you) hear about your key accomplishments?
Regularly - I make sure they're aware of my impact
Sometimes - when my boss mentions them
I'm not sure - I assume my boss shares upward
Never - the higher ups don't hear about my accomplishments
2. When you speak in leadership meetings, what typically happens?
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2. When you speak in leadership meetings, what typically happens?
People engage with and build on my ideas immediately
I'm heard, but discussion usually moves on quickly
Often, someone else restates my idea later and gets credit
I tend not to speak up in these meetings
3. If asked to describe your strategic impact, executives would most likely say:
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3. If asked to describe your strategic impact, executives would most likely say:
They could cite specific strategic contributions I've made
They know I do good work in my functional area
They probably see me as tactically strong
I'm not sure they know what I do
4. Who actively advocates for your career advancement?
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4. Who actively advocates for your career advancement?
I have executive sponsors who create opportunities for me
My direct boss supports me when I ask
I have mentors who give me advice
Mainly just me advocating for myself
5. When presenting to senior leaders, you typically:
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5. When presenting to senior leaders, you typically:
Lead with the strategic recommendation, then supporting data
Provide thorough analysis before getting to conclusions
Walk through all the work you've done to show credibility
Feel uncertain about the right approach
6. Your communication style in high-stakes meetings is best described as:
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6. Your communication style in high-stakes meetings is best described as:
Confident and concise - I state my position clearly
Thorough and detailed - I want to cover all bases
Tentative with qualifiers - "I think", "maybe", "sort of"
Quiet unless directly asked for input
7. How comfortable are you making recommendations despite ambiguity and incomplete information?
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7. How comfortable are you making recommendations despite ambiguity and incomplete information?
Very comfortable - I make the best call with the available data
Moderately comfortable - I try to get more information first
Uncomfortable - I need thorough analysis before deciding
Very uncomfortable - I avoid these situation when possible
8. When you disagree with a senior leader's direction, you:
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8. When you disagree with a senior leader's direction, you:
Share my perspective diplomatically but directly in moment
Raise my concerns privately afterward, one-on-one
Hint at concerns but don't challenge directly
Stay silent to avoid conflict or being seen as difficult
9. Where do you spend most of your time and energy?
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9. Where do you spend most of your time and energy?
Setting direction, developing strategy, and removing roadblocks
A healthy mix of strategy development and execution oversight
Mostly execution with some strategic planning
Deep in the tactical details and problem solving
10. When talking about your work, you most often describe:
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10. When talking about your work, you most often describe:
Business outcomes and organizational impact
Projects completed and goals achieved
Tasks accomplished and processes improved
Activities and effort invested
11. Your relationship with organizational politics is:
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11. Your relationship with organizational politics is:
I understand the landscape and navigate it strategically
I'm aware of dynamics but don't engage much
I find politics frustrating and try to avoid them
I wish they didn't exist; I just want to do good work
12. How do you approach influencing peers and cross-functional teams where you don't have direct authority?
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12. How do you approach influencing peers and cross-functional teams where you don't have direct authority?
I regularly influence outcomes through relationships and persuasion
I build relationships that enable collaboration when needed
I struggle when I don't have formal authority
I mainly work within my own team's scope
13. How clear are you about what's specifically needed for your next promotion?
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13. How clear are you about what's specifically needed for your next promotion?
Very clear - I have a documented plan and success criteria
Somewhat clear - I have general ideas about expectations
Unclear - I"m doing good work and hoping it's recognized
Very unclear - I don't know what's really expected
14. Career development conversation with your boss:
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14. Career development conversation with your boss:
Are driven by me proactively every 8 to 12 weeks
Happen during annual or semi-annual reviews
Only occur when I explicitly request them
Rarely or never happen in any structured way
15. How do you honestly feel about your current career trajectory?
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15. How do you honestly feel about your current career trajectory?
Energized - I'm actively building toward clear goals
Hopeful - I think things will improve with time
Frustrated - I'm working hard, but not advancing
I don't think about it much. I've just got my head down.
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