Building A Promotion Case
Help users systematically document their impact, identify skill gaps, and collaborate...
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npx skills add RefoundAI/lenny-skills --skill building-a-promotion-case -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- RefoundAI/lenny-skills1.5k
- Category
- Engineering
- Updated
- 4mo ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Lightabout 1,477 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Help users systematically document their impact, identify skill gaps, and collaborate with their managers to secure a promotion by proving they are already operating at the next level.
Building a Promotion Case
Turn your professional impact into a compelling, data-backed argument for your next career move.
Help the user with building a promotion case using insights from 6 guests and posts across Lenny's Podcast and Newsletter.
How to Help
- Inventory Impact - Help users list their major wins and map them to specific business growth metrics or organizational goals.
- Gap Analysis - Compare current performance against both formal career ladders and unwritten behaviors rewarded at the company.
- Strategic Alignment - Guide the user in drafting a script for a 1:1 conversation to explicitly state their ambitions and align on a timeline.
- Package the Proof - Assist in organizing screenshots, metrics, and testimonials into a structured document that champions can use in calibration.
Core Principles
Perform the Role Before You Have It
From "How to get promoted": "People don’t get promoted for doing their jobs really well. They get promoted by demonstrating their potential to do more. At many companies, you get promoted only after you’ve demonstrated you can handle the next level."
The most effective way to prove readiness is to proactively take on the scope and responsibilities of the target role before the official title change.
State Your Ambitions Explicitly
From "How to get promoted": "When was the last time you told your manager you’d love to get promoted? It may seem obvious to you, but they may not know how important this is to you. Bring it up at your next 1:1 and see what happens."
Managers are not mind readers: you must clearly communicate your desire for promotion so it can be factored into organizational planning.
Capture Proof in Real-Time
From "How to be prepared for layoffs": "Go open up a new doc and start dumping a list of times you’ve made an impact at your current job. Include metrics, screenshots, timelines, stories, anything that’ll help you tell the story of your successes."
