It's also often true that managers tend to get promoted/retained for advancing their own interests as opposed to advancing their subordinates. When upper manag

It's also often true that managers tend to get promoted/retained for advancing their own interests as opposed to advancing their subordinates. When upper management looks for junior managers to promote, they see the easy stuff first. They see the people who get their reports in on time, network effectively, and argue forcefully in meetings rather than figuring out who is actually leading.