How to Prepare for a Promotion
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This document provides tips for how to prepare for a promotion. It discusses that people often get promoted for already performing the role of the new position, when a new need arises within the company, or by speaking up and asking for the promotion. Some key tips include taking stock of your accomplishments, delivering projects on time and on budget, making improvements, reducing waste, and leading teams or projects. It also advises getting feedback from colleagues and other departments, demonstrating your capabilities through stories, and showing progress over time if past performance reviews were not positive. The document concludes with breaking attendees into groups to practice presenting why they deserve a promotion.
How to Prepare for a Promotion
- 1. How to Prepare for a Promotion Femgineer Forum #femgineerforum . . . Sponsored by: Crowdtap, ESPN & WeWork May 13, 2014 Poornima Vijayashanker [email protected] @poornima
- 3. Agenda ⢠Why people get promoted? ⢠How do you prepare? ⢠What to do about past performance? ⢠What to do if youâre passed up for a promotion? ⢠Breakout session
- 4. Recognition of excellence in effort.
- 5. Small company might not have a formal process.
- 6. Big company has process & hierarchy.
- 7. People do get promoted!
- 8. You can too!
- 9. Why do people get promoted?
- 10. Already performing the role.
- 11. Company has a new need.
- 12. They spoke up & ASKed for it.
- 13. Can you really prepare for a promotion?
- 14. YES!
- 15. Not about doing EVERYTHING!
- 16. Not about number of HOURs you work.
- 17. Showing results.
- 18. Take stock of YOUR accomplishments.
- 19. Delivered: on time, on budget. Made improvements: quality, process. Reduced waste: cost, defects. Led: a team, a project.
- 20. What if you want to take on a new role?
- 21. If itâs a new role make sure itâs what want.
- 23. Start with this simple recipe.
- 24. Get Some Feedback ⢠Colleagues ⢠Other Departments
- 26. Do a bite-sized sale.
- 27. Be clear that you want it.
- 28. Donât muddle the message. â...â
- 29. RISK.
- 30. Mitigating risk == easy decision
- 31. Demonstrate through stories why you would be capable.
- 32. What if your last performance review wasnât positive?
- 34. What if you still get passed up for a promotion?
- 35. Environment.
- 36. Timing.
- 37. Review ⢠Why people get promoted? ⢠How do you prepare? ⢠What to do about past performance? ⢠What to do if youâre passed up for a promotion? ⢠Breakout session
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- 41. Q&A
- 43. KEY OBJECTIVE(S) AGENDA DELIVERABLE BREAK OUT SESSION Get comfortable presenting why you deserve a promotion. 30 minutes Get into groups of ~5 people. 1. Introduce yourself to the group. 2. Practice the recipe in your group: - Take stock of your accomplishments - Talk to your colleagues - Do a bite-size sale with your boss - Be clear about what you want Short presentation