Aug 27, 2021 · 15m · founders-journal
Accelerate Your Career #5: How to Get Promoted Faster
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Alex Lieberman provides a tactical blueprint for accelerating promotions and salary increases by pairing elite execution with relationship building, targeted career intelligence, and proactive management alignment.
Statements from this episode (6)
Lieberman: Doing great work alone is insufficient for rapid career promotion
“Building genuine relationship is the way to do that. I think a lot of times people just want to be efficient, do great work, not spend time on anything else, and they just expect to escalate, but without genuine relationships and connection, without people adv…”
Lieberman: Morgan Stanley promotion timelines offer minimal flexibility even for top performers
“Like when I was at Morgan Stanley, it was understood. You spend two years as an analyst, then you spend a few years as an associate, then you go to VP, and there really isn't so much wiggle room, even if you're a top performer.”
Lieberman: Employees should request promotions as frequently as possible without alienating management
“Basically the strategy for an employee should be ask for promotions as fast and often as humanly possible without pissing off your boss and management.”
Lieberman: Startup employees routinely share compensation details with one another
“You know, in the early days of Morning Brew, I was always astounded that employees were sharing compensation information, but more and more as I talk to founders, it appears we just live in a world where employees are sharing that information with one another,…”
Lieberman: Promotion conversations should begin three to six months in advance
“If done right, talking about a raise or a promotion should never lead to a surprise. It's a conversation that should start three to six months in advance, and everyone involved in the conversation should be on the same page about you wanting the promotion and …”
Lieberman: Threatening to Leave Rarely Works When Negotiating Promotions
“Finally, something that I've noticed, and people have told me, is that when they negotiate for their promotion or their raise, they get defensive, and they end up positioning the conversation as a threat, where if they aren't given this thing, they will leave.…”