Got this situation at work where my boss is leaving. He's asked if I will step up on a temporary basis as head of XX, but that they are not sure yet if they will replace at his grade or not.
It's quite a small / experienced team so a bit of a question mark if we need that level to manage the team, certainly not from a day to day/ workload / roadmap point of view but he thinks 'we may lack strategic direction without senior management'.
I feel like I manage quite a large chunk of the team independently already so feel like I could make the step up (which would mean promo but not to his grade) but there's a fair bit of internal politics that he shields us/me from at the moment and I'm unsure how I'd cope with that.
I'm not sure if I should put my neck on the line and push for the solution that would be most beneficial to me, but I'm worried in case I make a hash of it and it turns out not to be the right choice!
On the other hand I think I would feel really shit if I step up, get comfortable, enjoy it and then get pushed back to current role.
What would you do?