>Asking what progress you need to make... Where I used to work, this was a polite way for competent people to say "promote me or I'm leaving." You get them to

>Asking what progress you need to make... Where I used to work, this was a polite way for competent people to say "promote me or I'm leaving." You get them to tell you what you need to do, some concrete thing, and then you do it. Once it's done, if you haven't been promoted then it's a good time to find another job, I think.