Get Promoted

What it's about

You're good at your job. Lately you've started to suspect that being good at it isn't enough. Someone less capable got the title you wanted. Your best work somehow goes unseen.

Promotions run on a system the org chart never shows: who's trusted, who's seen, who's believed to be capable. Get Promoted lays out that system in 30 short lessons, and hands you one concrete action for each.

The five parts

1. 1 See the Game Clearly. Read the office politics you can't see, and how decisions really get made.
2. 2 Build the Reputation. Make a name that travels ahead of you and works while you sleep.
3. 3 Do the Work That Counts. Spend your effort where it's seen and where it moves what matters.
4. 4 Manage Up. Turn your boss from a gatekeeper into an ally and an advocate.
5. 5 Make the Move. Ask for the title, the raise, or the role when the moment is right.

Distilled from the best thinking on work

Distilled from Jeffrey Pfeffer's Power, Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power, Ray Dalio's Principles, Mark Cuban, Marcus Aurelius, and more. 13 authors, no single source more than a sixth of the book.

One idea per page. One thing to try this week. A short read, built to be acted on rather than admired.