Tuesday Tips 🚀How to stop getting meaningless title changes at work

Rebecca Muriuki

Jan 9 in Tuesday Tips 🔥

I recently shared my story about a title change I got at work, with no pay raise or promotion tied to it...

I was so disappointed and felt blind-sided.

But when I looked back at the situation objectively, I realized that I was what I call "friendzoned"

The decision-makers at work didn't yet have the confidence that I could truly lead at the next level.

And I was to blame for that... Talk about radical responsibility (which is a necessary ingredient if you're serious about advancing your career)

Back to the story: So, my bosses friendzoned me, and started throwing small rewards here and there, hoping I would stay on in the organization because I was very good at being a manager, not quite ready to become a Director.

Fast forward to late 2020, I got serious about my career advancement, took radical responsibility, hired a coach to mentor me along the way, and created a solid promotion strategy.

These are the main pillars of the strategy - my tip for today is to start working on it now... The next performance review might seem like a long way out, but senior promotions are all about creating a slight advantage and this is how you do it.

1️⃣ Knowing what you want

2️⃣ Knowing who you are and what USP you’re selling (you’re always selling btw)

3️⃣ Knowing who else is supporting your promotion besides your boss

4️⃣ Knowing what your vision is for your leadership role and how it fits into the future of your organisation’s strategy

5️⃣ Having a strong team leadership plan (this doesn't happen by chance)

What are you going to focus on this month in your promotion strategy? Comment below 👇🏽

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🖤 P.S If you're tired of getting meaningless title changes and you're ready for a REAL promotion into senior management...

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🗓 We start on Jan 29th & we are almost half full!

📣 Applications are open through to Jan 26th

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