Why Hard Work Doesn't Get You To The Top – What To Do To Get Promoted

About this episode

The episode discusses why hard work alone does not lead to promotions and offers strategies for career advancement based on the host's personal experience of being promoted multiple times.

“Work hard and you will get promoted” is a big lie. I am covering why hard work doesn’t get you to the top and what to do to get promoted. In my career, I was promoted 13 times in as many years, from trainee all the way to board director level of a large company. I share how to be promoted as a high performer. --- --- Firstly, there are three huge reasons why hard workers don't get promoted. Being brilliant at your current job doesn’t mean you w...

People in this episode

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Topics covered

• promotion
• career advancement
• hard work
• high performance
• management

Keywords

• promotion
• hard work
• career
• management
• high performer
• advancement
• success

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