Promotions Go To The Obvious, Not The Best
Every week, I hear the same complaint.
“I work harder than them.”
“I deliver more.”
“I’m more reliable.”
And yet, someone else gets the promotion.
This is not bad luck.
This is not office politics.
This is a visibility failure.
Performance Alone Doesn’t Trigger Promotions
Most high performers run their job like a task list.
Leaders run their careers like a system.
If your manager cannot summarize your impact in one sentence with numbers, you are not top of mind. You are just dependable.
Dependable does not get promoted.
Dependable gets more work.
The Promotion Pattern Most People Miss
The person who got promoted did three things better:
They made their wins easy to see
They removed problems their manager cared about
They asked for more responsibility before the title was open
None of this requires genius.
It requires structure, and it’s the same logic behind why promotions aren’t about effort.
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