About the Author

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Commit

1. Get ready to do the work

2. Consider why you are not already promoted

3. How not to get promoted: Top 10 mistakes

4. Commit to a new beginning

Chapter 2 - Your Promotion Formula

1. Get-Promoted Framework

2. Case examples: application of the framework

3. Apply the framework to your current situation

Chapter 3 - Purpose: Why Do You Want the Promotion?

1. Set out a vision for your career

2. Promotion is about a path to leadership

3. Your key task: develop your career game plan

Chapter 4: emPower Yourself: Take Charge of Your Career

1. Take back control

2. Create, don’t wait

3. Your key task: make list of empowering strategies

Chapter 5 - Personal Impact: Be Confident about Your Ability to Step Up

1. Appreciate your experience

2. Tame your inner critic

3. Your key task: develop your value proposition for promotion

Chapter 6 - Politics: Stack the Odds In Your Favour

1. Learn how to read the organisation

2. Build influence and leverage

3. Your key task: understand the politics of your promotion

Chapter 7 - People: Figure Out Who Makes the Decision

1. Identify the decision-makers and the influencers

2. Launch your campaign

3. Your key task: map your critical stakeholders

Chapter 8 - Performance: Deliver Great Results to Get Attention

1. Establish an impressive platform of results

2. Identify the next big wave

3. Your key task: shape your new ideas

Chapter 9 - Pro-Activity: Put Yourself Forward for the Role

1. When and how to ask for promotion

2. Prepare your pitch

3. Your key task: write up your role vision and anticipated priorities

Chapter 10: Close the Deal

1. Execute your get-promoted plan

2. Be ready to negotiate: a promotion without a pay rise is not a promotion

3. The risks and benefits of leaving to join a new company

4. You got the promotion... now what?! The importance of your first 100 days

Final Words