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How to Make a Compelling Case For Promotion

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Getting a promotion is not about how hard you’ve worked. And once you pass a certain point in your career, it requires more than just meeting your organization’s formal promotion criteria (you can check all the boxes and still be overlooked).

What will set you apart from the other promotion candidates is your ability to position yourself effectively. This means crafting a case for your promotion that presents you in the best light possible and captures the attention of decision-makers.

In this Career Mastery Live, you’ll discover the essential elements to make a persuasive case for promotion.

  • 5 Key success factors to position yourself for promotion
  • The 2 questions you must be able to answer to influence promotion decisions
  • How to mitigate the concerns decision-makers may have about promoting you
  • The 6 elements of a compelling case for promotion
  • 2 Mistakes that can keep you from getting promoted
  • How to position your accomplishments with the goals of your organization
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May Busch

May Busch

May is an executive coach, speaker, advisor, and author of the #1 international bestseller VISIBLE: How to Advance Your Career Without Playing Politics, Selling Your Soul, or Working Yourself into the Ground. She’s a seasoned business executive with a passion for helping leaders be the best they can be.

As an executive coach and mentor, May brings 24 years of front-line corporate experience and expertise, most recently as COO of Morgan Stanley Europe, to help professionals overcome (often hidden) obstacles, advance to the next level in their careers and reach their full potential.

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