Design Life

323: How to land a promotion

December 16, 2025·35 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Charli and Femke discuss the common challenges people face when pursuing promotions, share strategies to prepare for performance reviews, and explore options for those who perform well but are unable to get promoted.Timestamps:0:57 Episode start01:50 Catch up07:25 What are the main challenged people that you mentored were having around promotions?10:37 Thinking about promotions as a manager16:01 Advice to people to whom it is not clear what needs to be done in order to get promoted22:17 How to set yourself up for success l for the performance review time28:32 What if you do a good job but you cannot get a promotion?Links:Femke's communityFemke’s course “Product strategy for designers”Share your topic suggestions for the show with us at hello@designlife.fm

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