{"podcast":{"title":"Harvard Business Review","slug":"harvard-business-review-7777387","podcast_index_feed_id":7777387,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VG7900701114","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/980142f0-0d9c-11f1-9b6f-b39130a8b54a/image/fd144eac00da8bd04368206590cf5ad8.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"HBR","episode_count":511,"summary":"At Harvard Business Review, we believe in management. If the world’s organizations and institutions were run more effectively, if our leaders made better decisions, if people worked more productively, we believe that all of us — employees, bosses, customers, our families, and the people our businesses affect — would be better off. We try to arm our readers with ideas that help them become smarter, more creative, and more courageous in their work. We encourage comments, critiques, and questions. We expect our community to be a safe space for respectful, constructive, and thought-provoking discussion. We reserve the right to remove or turn off comments at our discretion. We do not tolerate bullying, name-calling, or abusive language related to identity, including race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, age, or region; spam; copyright violation; extreme profanity; or p*rnography.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T12:22:10.972032+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387"},"episode":{"title":"How Do I Get Promoted Without a Clear Career Path? | Coaching Real Leaders | Podcast","slug":"how-do-i-get-promoted-without-a-clear-career-path-coaching-real-leaders-podcast","published_at":"2026-07-22T18:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387/how-do-i-get-promoted-without-a-clear-career-path-coaching-real-leaders-podcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG9683356867.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG9683356867.mp3","summary":"How Do I Get Promoted Without a Clear Career Path? | Coaching Real Leaders | Podcast 5 Oct 2022 --- He’s a self-professed “natural finance guy” and has shown himself to be invaluable to his company. His long-term goal is to become a CFO, but he’s gotten little feedback on what to do to get to the executive level. Now he’s starting to feel stuck in middle management. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches him through managing his career, even when the plan isn’t always clear. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 07:54 – What’s Holding Me Back? 14:50 – Advocate for Yourself 21:01 – Potential vs. Current Performance 27:18 – Take Control of Your Career Management 32:48 – Define Your Purpose and Be Realistic 41:05 – Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone 48:32 – Confusion Becomes Clarity Further reading: • 6 Ways to Take Control of Your Career Development If Your Company Doesn’t Care About It: https://hbr.org/2018/01/6-ways-to-take-control-of-your-career-development-if-your-company-doesnt-care-about-it • How to Make Progress on Your Long-Term Career Goals: https://hbr.org/2022/03/how-to-make-progress-on-your-long-term-career-goals • Setting Career Priorities When Everything Is Uncertain: https://hbr.org/2022/01/setting-career-priorities-when-everything-is-uncertain You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2022/10/how-do-i-get-promoted-without-a-clear-career-path - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-i-get-promoted-without-a-clear-career-path/id1545444200?i=1000581423865 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FPKT4HMq4GBl2SLodQECj?si=deaa62a22cf84f33 - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/coaching-real-leaders/episode/how-do-i-get-promoted-without-a-clear-career-pa…","meta_description":"How Do I Get Promoted Without a Clear Career Path? | Coaching Real Leaders | Podcast 5 Oct 2022 --- He’s a self-professed “natural finance guy” and has sh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4327,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/harvard-business-review-7777387/episodes/how-do-i-get-promoted-without-a-clear-career-path-coaching-real-leaders-podcast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387/how-do-i-get-promoted-without-a-clear-career-path-coaching-real-leaders-podcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}