Your manager is not advocating for you. Two options come to mind: stay quiet or start planning the exit. Is there nothing in between?
There is a third option, and few people take it.
In markets, when an activist investor decides a company is mispriced and management will not move, they do not argue more loudly. They build support among the other shareholders and take the case to the board.
When I became Director of Research, I wanted to start a programme for senior PMs to mentor analysts. It was dismissed as a nice to have. Talent developed and trust built do not appear on a dashboard next to notes published and stocks rated.
So I went to the PMs who wished they had been mentored and the analysts who wanted it. The authority for the programme came from that coalition rather than from my manager.
What I did not expect was what happened after. PMs who used to come to me with complaints about an analyst started coming to ask how to motivate their people.
You cannot diversify away your manager. You can stop relying on just one line of recognition.
This week’s ROE Letter is about building standing beyond the person you report to.
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Beyond your manager, who else knows what you are worth?
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