296: How to land a promotion

Design Life

Charli and Femke talk about Charli’s recent promotion and how she approached this process. They explore the importance of taking ownership of your professional growth, including how proactively seeking feedback and showing initiative can help advance your career.

They also cover important questions like when to bring up a promotion, what the promotion process entails, and how tools like a promotion matrix and self-evaluation can help you in that process. Femke shares her past experiences with promotions, addressing the challenges of unmet expectations and what happens when someone believes they deserve a promotion but receives feedback suggesting otherwise. The episode gives advice on how to ask for a promotion, especially when you’re unsure, and how to use feedback to guide your approach.

Timestamps:

01:00 – Charli’s update

01:52 – Femke’s update

03:36 – Overview of Charli’s promotion

05:34 – Taking ownership of your promotion

07:40 – When to bring up a promotion

08:44 – The promotion process

16:05 – Do you have to meet every criteria?

18:16 – Femke’s promotion experiences

24:24 – What if someone expects a promotion but their performance feedback suggests otherwise?

26:30 – How to approach the conversation when you’re unsure about your chances for promotion

Show Links:

Femke’s course “Product strategy for designers”

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