It’s the most unreasonable situation you could find yourself in. A higher up might say, “We want to promote you to manager, but you don’t have enough leadership experience yet.”

You would then respond with, “I’d love to get more experience, but you haven’t given me anything to lead.” This leadership catch-22 is stalling thousands of high-potential careers.

Many organizations suffer from this paradox. They want senior-level skills, but they often fail to provide junior-level employees with the opportunities to develop them. Thus, it creates a cycle that leads nowhere, forcing many companies to hire external talent.

According to Wharton research, this move costs up to 20% more than hiring internally. These external hires also often result in lower performance during the first two years.

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If you are waiting for a title to start leading, you will be waiting too long. You need to build a micro-leadership record before you even apply for the promotion.

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