Senior leaders hear problems all day.
The colleague who stands out is not the one who never raises concerns. It is the one who raises them with a suggestion attached.
It does not need to be a full plan. Half a solution is enough. “Reports are always late because the deadline clashes with mock exams. Could we move it a week?” is far easier to act on than “reports are a nightmare”.
This is what leading upwards looks like in practice. You make it easy for your leaders to say yes.
Over time, they start coming to you first.
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