Confronting Nonpromotability: How To Manage A Stalled Career

The Story

The great American work ethic, “get ahead” and “get rich,” drives us mercilessly. The goal of success is extolled in the media and at work. Personal satisfaction is tied to going somewhere – preferably “up.” Edward Roseman pierces that illusory idea of success and confronts the basic fact of virtually every working life – everyone eventually reaches a career impasse. Dr. Roseman presents a convincing argument that faces the problem, rather than avoiding or running from it. He divides his analysis into two parts – the problems of the manager of nonpromotable employees and those of the employees themselves. Through the use of many worksheets, manager-subordinate dialogs combined with analyses, and constructive teaching, Dr. Roseman has started intelligent discussion on a problem that has hampered the productivity for business and brought frustration to millions of employees. His recommendations indicate that a condition once not talked about can be turned into a positive situation, both at work and in life.