I have to disagree with the comment "positions like plano, prcing, gstl, backroom tls never get as much notice as sales floor tls during visits" because when my DTL comes to visit, he does come up to us, give any tips that he can, and if we're doing a great job, asks for tips that he could pass on to other stores. I've had long conversations with both my DTL and Group Leader during visits (sometimes they have me walkied over to their location, or if I see them first, then I stop and talk to them), and they always thank me for my hard work and green scores. They are also aware of projects that I am heading up, whether I discuss it with them or my STL shares the proposal which I have given her, suggesting any new projects or captainships that I would like to take on. I think in any TL position, you can get promoted, but you have to get yourself out there and show that you can lead not just in your designated area, but others as well, and be willing to step out of your comfort zone and try new things. If you just sit back and wait while twittling your thumbs, meanwhile there's another TL who's stepping out of his/her core roles on a daily basis and stepping out during visits to talk to whoever the visitor might be, then that is the TL who will stick out in the visitor's mind and remember that TL, and not the one that just sits back doing the bare minimum (which in my store, there's quite a few of those).