Here are my five steps to follow to get that promotion you deserve.

No. 1: ROLE SCOPE. Is your role scoped at that next level? Do you have the complexity and the size of business in order for them to put you up for promotion? You need to have that conversation with your manager. If your scope isn’t there, ask or volunteer for projects that will help you get to that next level and hopefully discard or delegate the rest.

No. 2: JOB LEVELING GUIDELINES. Does your company have job job leveling guidelines? If so are you aware of what the next level projects, metrics, and complexity look like? Read through them and check off what you are working on and what you're not working on and make sure that you have that conversation with your manager to ensure that your responsibilities will get the attention of your skip-manager and other team members that will be part of the promotion approval process.

No. 3: MAP OUT YOUR SUPPORTERS. Do you have the right Sponsors & Advocates at the right senior levels and do they having visibility into your work in order to support your promotion? Have you let them know about the results you have delivered in specific projects so they have enough evidence to supply to your manager when it comes time to put your promotion forward for approval.

No. 4: REVIEW YOUR CAREER GROWTH PLAN WITH YOUR MANAGER. Make sure you both are on the same page so he or she is aware of what you want and the timeline in which you want it. The “when” is super important so make sure you bring that up with them!

No. 5: DELIVER THE RESULTS! Of course you have to work hard and prove that you are already capable and mastering the responsibilites you have before your manager will trust you to take on more scope. Getting promoted won’t just happen without hard work but make sure you are sharing your results up and out with the right senior leaders and asking for feedback often along the way. Be visible and loud so when it comes time to approve your promotion, everyone in the room will have heard of you and your great work.