please, help~ "other ways ________ promotion."
------------------FOR A SUPPOSITION,---------------------
There are many ways for a person who does well his or her work. But 'promosion', one of the ways, is not good to some person because he or she prefers to fulfill his or her work.
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So, what words are right at the blank?
:::: The supervisor should help him or her grow by other ways________ promotion. ::::

I wrote 'different from'. but my teacher said I'd better change that.
(Would you understand my question? i___ i)

or what's right sentence you think?

thanks for your attention^^

Question

please, help~ "other ways ________ promotion." 
------------------FOR A SUPPOSITION,--------------------- 
There are many ways for a person who does well his or her work. But 'promosion', one of the ways, is not good to some person because he or she prefers to fulfill his or her work.
------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

So, what words are right at the blank?
:::: The supervisor should help him or her grow by other ways________ promotion. ::::

I wrote 'different from'. but my teacher said I'd better change that.
(Would you understand my question? i___ i)

or what's right sentence you think?

thanks for your attention^^

Answer

The *____blank* implies that "promotion" is a alternate and less-preferred option.

Jit-Keong's suggestion of "other than" is good, but "besides" sounds a bit clumsy.  Perhaps "besides" sounds odd to my English-speaking ears, I hope someone can clarify why.

Here's a few other 'alternate' options: "apart from"; "instead of".

(I wanted to add "despite" to the list, but I started laughing). :)

Hwaiting!

Answer

Annyeong Hyos 

:::: The supervisor should help him or her grow by other ways________ promotion. :::: 

You can use (if you think that promotion is only 1 of the ways and you do not want to use it) 
1. The supervisor should help him or her grow by other ways BESIDES promotion; or 
2. The supervisor should help him or her grow by other ways OTHER THAN promotion

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