136. The 3 Questions Your Manager Asks Before Promoting You

In episode 136, I'm breaking down the 3 questions your manager and leadership are actually asking before they promote you, questions that get answered in rooms you're usually not in.This one is for the woman doing great work, staying visible to her manager, and still watching the promotion stall out. You are not being rejected. You may just be unmentioned, and that is something you can change.In this conversation, I walk through exactly what leadership evaluates when your name comes up, months before your review cycle, with more people in the room than just you and your manager.In this episode, I cover:→ The 3 questions your manager asks before promoting you→ Why promotion decisions are made months before the review cycle, and who else is in that room→ The real cost of staying at your current salary one extra year→ Why claiming your results out loud is not bragging, it is data→ How to build influence with more than one person, without it feeling like politicsKey Takeaways:– The 3 questions: do we trust her with more scope, who is advocating for her, and what story do we tell about her.– Unmentioned is fixable. Rejected is a different conversation, and this usually is not that.– You cannot outwork a positioning problem. You have to position yourself.Chapters:0:00 Who Dani is and who this episode is for0:56 The decisions being made in rooms you're not in3:43 The lie that work speaks for itself5:10 Why promotion decisions happen months in advance6:02 The real cost of staying at your current salary7:54 Unmentioned, not rejected9:45 Effort is not the currency, the story is11:38 The 3 questions your manager asks before promoting you15:23 Why this is information flow, not politics17:43 Claiming your results is not bragging, it's data18:56 This week's action item20:47 Book a discovery callHow 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