Breaking Through Barriers: Promotions, Potential, and Practical Advice | EP 28

🎙️ Feeling stuck in your career? Struggling to get that promotion you know you deserve? In this episode of Lost in Tech, Lola Oyelayo-Pearson and Mamuna Oladipo break down what it really takes to move up in your career, how to advocate for yourself, and why just “doing great work” isn’t always enough.

We tackle a listener dilemma from a mid-level product manager who’s been delivering results but feels stuck—their manager isn’t recognizing their potential, while colleagues with less experience are getting promoted. Should they start looking elsewhere, or is there a way to break through the glass ceiling where they are?

📌 Inside This Episode:
🔹 How to advocate for yourself at work without being seen as pushy.
🔹 What managers don’t tell you about promotions—you have to already be doing the job.
🔹 The difference between leading and managing and why it matters for career growth.
🔹 Inflated self-perception vs. real gaps—how to assess where you actually stand.
🔹 Is it time to move on? Signs that you’ve outgrown your current role.

💡 We made this show for YOU! Got a tech challenge? Need career advice? Send your dilemmas to help@lostintechpodcast.com or DM us on @LostInTechPodcast on Twitter.

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