Passed Over for Promotion?
From the An Influential Project Manager Blog
by Colin Gautrey
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If you’ve been passed over for promotion, I can think of three good reasons why.
Firstly, you have not proved you are good enough.
Even if you are good enough, you still have to prove it.
Second possible cause, someone else proves themselves to be better.
They may not be as good as you, but if they convinced the decision makers that they are, you’re toast.
Finally, you’re rubbish at the politics.
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Posted on: January 07, 2021 04:25 AM |
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Kwiyuh Michael Wepngong
Community Champion
Financial Management Specialist | US Peace Corps
Yaounde, Centre, Cameroon
So straight forward...
Thanks Colin
Luis Branco
CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª
Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Colin
Interesting your reflection
Thanks for sharing
In England are people promoted on the basis of merit?
Did you know ... Are there countries in which this does not happen?
Gautam Kalasur
PM Specialist| ElectroMech Material Handling Systems India Pvt Lt
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Can very well co-relate!
Point about being an influencer is apt in today's circumstances.
Colin Gautrey
Author, Executive Coach and Trainer| The Gautrey Group
United Kingdom
@luis - absolutely, people are always promoted on merit. The challenge is what is meritorious to the promoter and the passed over is often very different! Tune in to what others think is worthy of merit, compare with your own views and decide how to bridge the gap or move away.
Eduard Hernandez
Community Champion
Product Operations Program Manager
Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain
The PIE principle by Coleman. In order to get promoted, Performance accounts for only 10%, Image 30% and Exposure 60%.
Thus, making a great job allows the candidate to play the game, but it is far from being enough. All of us know colleagues that perform an extraordinary work but yet never get promoted. This is because they fail to publicize it amongst the right stakeholders (sponsors).
Very interesting, thanks for sharing
This is great! I would add that each organization has an "invisible bar" that one must cross for promotion. Getting over that "bar" could include education, certification, understanding office politics… and having critical relationships with decision-makers.
Thanks for sharing. It is very interesting and straightforward.
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