Tamara joined her company as a group manager. Her deep technical skills, competence in managing people, and ability to deliver results helped her get rapidly promoted to vice president. Tamara was well-regarded by the executive team at her company, many of whom continued to encourage her professional advancement. In her organization, several of her peers had been promoted to the next level within three years. After her third year as VP, Tamara asked her manager what it would take for her to get promoted again. Her manager said, “You need to be more strategic.” When Tamara pushed for more specifics, he said, “I’ll point it out next time I notice it.”