What are some effective ways to address a lack of growth opportunities with your employer?

Great insight! Assessing your situation is summarized in a two prong approach: 1. Self-Assessment 2. Organisational assessment to research potential growth opportunities within your current role or propose new responsibilities that align with your skills and the company's needs.

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If you won’t recognise that you are stuck, believe you me no one else would. Take a note of your current work situation. Do you see yourself progressing in your current role? Is the organisation going the way you had anticipated? Is the industry still right for you? It is very healthy to voice out and discuss your concerns with your employer. If you aren’t happy in your current role that doesn’t help anyone.

Express your feelings! As a holistic coach, I can’t stress the importance of how the workplace plays a significant role in your overall well-being. If your boss doesn't advocate for you, it can lead to feelings of isolation, frustration, and even a decrease in self-esteem. Over time, these emotions can spill over into your personal life, affecting your mental and emotional health. Many of my coaching clients come to coaching with increased stress, anxiety, and a sense of being stuck in their career that is now starting to impact their personal lives. This is very normal but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything you can do about it!

Initiating open communication can feel a bit weird or awkward but it needs to be done. Schedule this type of conversation outside your usual one to ones that focus on the details of work. In this meeting, you’ll want to present your professional development plan, accomplishments, goals, and your desire for increased support. Come to the meeting with specific ways you want and need support and why those things are important to you and your success at the company. It can be hard to advocate for yourself, but this is a developed skill you will use over and over in your career- start now. You can also clarify expectations about your role, responsibilities, and performance expectations and your boss’s role in helping you succeed.

While seeking other opportunities outside your present employer, never burn your bridges; they will come handy some day! Maintain a positive spirit in your quest for personal growth and new opportunities; it sure opens the desired doors!

Always maintain a record of your accomplishments, responsibilities, and positive feedback to use during performance reviews and discussions with your boss. If you find you are doing everything in your power to be successful and communicate your needs to your boss and they aren’t in a place to hear you or help you, now is the time to consider whether it's worth exploring opportunities within the company or externally. A simple change of environment might provide better advocacy and growth prospects.

I’ll be honest with you, I’m 39 years old and I’m still learning to advocate for myself at work. As opposed to waiting for an annual review, I proactively share my achievements with my boss and help them to see my impact and value before they ask for it. I’m also very strategic with volunteering for high-impact projects that really showcase my skills and dedication. A lot of being a professional is marketing yourself and your good works- be your own #1 cheerleader so that even if you don’t have the best boss, your accomplishments speak for themselves. Trust me, every time you advocate for yourself or set a boundary, it does get a bit easier but that is not to say it is every fully easy- and that’s ok!

The most important thing is to keep a mindset of being in the same team instead of Us Vs Them or worse, blame game. Understand what the priorities of organization as well as the team are, then align your goals to meet those together with the management.