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By Lenny Rachitsky · lennysnewsletter.com · @lennysan on X · YouTube · LinkedIn
Lenny Rachitsky lays out seven practical strategies for earning a promotion, drawing on his own roughly nine promotions over a 16-year career. The core argument is that consistent, impactful work is the foundation, and that deliberately taking on scope, closing skill gaps, securing an influential champion, and asking directly can meaningfully improve the odds.
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- Promotions depend on consistently delivering significant business impact, not just doing your assigned job well.
- Taking on responsibility at the next level is one of the strongest ways to demonstrate you're ready for promotion.
- Agree on the specific skill gaps holding you back with your manager and track concrete actions monthly.
- An influential champion who advocates for you in calibration discussions is often the most powerful factor.
- Study who gets promoted and what they did, since each company's career ladder emphasizes different behaviors.
“People don't get promoted for doing their jobs really well. They get promoted by demonstrating their potential to do more.”Tara Jaye Frank (quoted by Lenny Rachitsky) · Lenny’s Newsletter
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