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.

1. How to Prepare for a Promotion
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May 13, 2014
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2. Background
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• Forums

3. Agenda
• Why people get promoted?
• How do you prepare?
• What to do about past performance?
• What to do if you’re 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 it’s a new role make sure it’s what want.

22. Understand the day-to-day.

23. Start with this simple recipe.

24. Get Some Feedback
• Colleagues
• Other Departments

25. Use their feedback.

26. Do a bite-sized sale.

27. Be clear that you want it.

28. Don’t muddle the message.
“...”

29. RISK.

30. Mitigating risk == easy decision

31. Demonstrate through stories why you
would be capable.

32. What if your last performance
review wasn’t positive?

33. Show progress overtime.

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 you’re passed up for a promotion?
• Breakout session

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41. Q&A

42. Breakout Session!

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