Sep 23 / Richa Bansal

4 Proven Strategies to Get Promoted on Your Own Timeline, Not Your Boss’s

Your promotion is not your manager’s responsibility.

If your manager gives you regular feedback, promotes you in meetings, and volunteers you for high visibility projects…

Congratulations, you are one of the lucky ones!

But even for the best of bosses, their prioritization list goes like this:

1. Their career goals

2. Organizational goals

3. Your career goals

You cannot accelerate your career by being # 3 on your manager’s priority list.

Here are 4 things you must do to get promoted on your own timeline and key questions to think through to create your gameplan:

1. Create your personal brand

What unique value do you bring to the table?

What big business results have you delivered?

Are you known for being nice or respected for making tough decisions?

2. Shift to your zone of genius

Do people come to you to get things done or seek your expert opinion?

Are you the notetaker, meeting organizer, and party planner?

Do you fear saying no will hurt your credibility or their feelings?

3. Build your political currency

Who knows that you exist outside of your team?

Do you understand what’s in it for them to promote you?

Are people speaking about you being closed doors?

4. Get clear on the path to promotion

Are you clear on the key scope and requirements for promotion?

Do you know what it means to be "more strategic"?

Are you strategically promoting your wins to decision makers?
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Hardwork creates workhorses.

Strategy creates promotions.
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