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EPISODE · Jul 16, 2026 · 21 MIN

134. The Promotion Questions You're Afraid to Ask (Answered)

from You're Overqualified Podcast - Career and Leadership Strategies for Women · host Dani Tan - Leadership Coach and Speaker

In episode 134, we're getting into the promotion questions you're afraid to ask, the real ones, pulled straight from a room full of high-achieving women.You are already delivering above your title. This one is for the woman who is doing the work and is ready for the actual playbook, not more vague feedback. I taught a live training this week and opened it up for real questions, and the coaching I gave on each is the whole episode.In this episode, I cover:→ Why getting denied an internal promotion is almost never about your capability→ What to do when your company "pauses" promotions (and the parallel path that protects you)→ How to get your title and pay to finally match the work you are doing→ The reframe for checking in on your promotion without feeling annoying→ How to build relationships with decision-makers in a new or remote roleKey Takeaways:– Promotions are decided by more than your manager. Positioning and visibility with the right people is the lever– "Waiting" quietly adds time to your promotion cycle. Run a parallel path instead– Vet an organization's health the same way they vet you– Follow up like a dog with a bone: document, check in, repeat– Every question comes back to three things: your roadmap, your ecosystem, and your visibilityChapters:00:01 Meet Dani + who this is for02:22 Denied the internal promotion, what am I missing?04:38 Delivering at the next level, but promotions are paused09:17 Vetting the health of your organization11:00 Your title and pay don't match (and asking backfired)13:53 Checking in without feeling annoying16:11 Building relationships in a new or remote role18:29 The three themes behind every promotion question20:46 The replay, the bonus, and working togetherHow to work together - book a call or DM with questions on IG or LI. Book a Discovery Call ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn what it's like to work togetherConnect and DM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/dani-tan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect and DM on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/danitani/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.danitan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly newsletter

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In episode 134, we're getting into the promotion questions you're afraid to ask, the real ones, pulled straight from a room full of high-achieving women.You are already delivering above your title. This one is for the woman who is doing the work and is ready for the actual playbook, not more vague feedback. I taught a live training this week and opened it up for real questions, and the coaching I gave on each is the whole episode.In this episode, I cover:→ Why getting denied an internal promotion is almost never about your capability→ What to do when your company "pauses" promotions (and the parallel path that protects you)→ How to get your title and pay to finally match the work you are doing→ The reframe for checking in on your promotion without feeling annoying→ How to build relationships with decision-makers in a new or remote roleKey Takeaways:– Promotions are decided by more than your manager. Positioning and visibility with the right people is the lever– "Waiting" quietly adds time to your promotion cycle. Run a parallel path instead– Vet an organization's health the same way they vet you– Follow up like a dog with a bone: document, check in, repeat– Every question comes back to three things: your roadmap, your ecosystem, and your visibilityChapters:00:01 Meet Dani + who this is for02:22 Denied the internal promotion, what am I missing?04:38 Delivering at the next level, but promotions are paused09:17 Vetting the health of your organization11:00 Your title and pay don't match (and asking backfired)13:53 Checking in without feeling annoying16:11 Building relationships in a new or remote role18:29 The three themes behind every promotion question20:46 The replay, the bonus, and working togetherHow to work together - book a call or DM with questions on IG or LI. Book a Discovery Call ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn what it's like to work togetherConnect and DM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/dani-tan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect and DM on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/danitani/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.danitan.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my weekly newsletter

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