How to Deal With a Career Blocking Boss

I've had a lot of success over the past four years in my current role. My boss has started to do things subtly to block my career from progressing further, which would mean taking his job. This is a natural consequence of being smart and ambitious. You're coming up against politics from a lower level. So give your boss a chance to not do this stuff before you take matters into your own hands. Have a conversation in writing with the boss. Explain what this does and how it makes success for the company impossible. Be non-threatening, non-confrontational. If this does not work, then go to step two. And I'll tell you that in a second.

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