How One Employee Got Promoted by Building a Peer-to-Peer Recognition Program

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the story of Maya, a mid-level marketing manager at a 3,000-person software company, who built a peer-to-peer recognition program that got her promoted. They break down how she identified a cultural gap — no formal way for teams to celebrate small wins — designed a low-cost Slack-based system using a simple bot, and got buy-in from HR by framing it as a retention tool with a projected 2% reduction in voluntary turnover within six months. The hosts discuss how Maya made herself visible to senior leaders without self-promotion, how the program generated over 1,200 kudos in its first quarter, and why her promotion to director came less from the program itself and more from the narrative she built around it: she didn't just fix a process, she proved she could shape culture. Listeners will learn how to build a visibility project that feels altruistic but strategically positions them for advancement, with concrete steps on data collection, stakeholder mapping, and timing the ask for a formal role. #PeerRecognition #OfficeCulture #PromotionStrategy #CareerAdvancement #WorkplaceVisibility #SlackBot #HRInnovation #EmployeeRetention #Maya #SoftwareCompany #MarketingManager #CulturalChange #InternalProject #Sponsorship #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #ThePromotionMemo Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo