Should promotion be earned through already-demonstrated next-level performance and proactive initiative, rather than through requesting titles or merely completing assigned tasks?

Matteo Franceschetti · Nov 20, 2023

Nobody should be made a manager before they have already effectively led — you must lead or co-lead squads successfully before getting the formal manager title

You need to be a manager in practice before you are one formally; squads are the natural micro business unit to prove it in

Scope: structure specific to their squad model of PM, engineers and designer

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Craig Courtemanche · Dec 4, 2023

Promotions should be earned by already performing at the next level, not granted because someone asks for the title

If you do the senior director job while in the director role you will naturally get promoted; the title is earned by doing the work

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Craig Courtemanche · Dec 4, 2023

Employees who go beyond their job description to help their boss do their job effectively are far more likely to be promoted than those who just check the box

42:47 Going beyond the job description to help the boss earns promotion

Harry Stebbings · Dec 4, 2023

Employees should be plate removers — proactively asking their boss what work they can take off their plate

43:01 Proactively removing work from the bosss plate earns promotion