Here's how you can successfully negotiate for a promotion or raise with your boss.

To convince your boss for a raise or promotion, highlight your key achievements and their impact on the company. Demonstrate how you’ve taken on additional responsibilities and align your performance with industry salary benchmarks. Showcase any new skills or training that enhance your value. Express your enthusiasm for the role and commitment to the company's goals.

Successfully negotiate a promotion or raise by preparing a solid case with your achievements, demonstrating your value, and understanding market rates. Approach the conversation with confidence, clarity, and a collaborative mindset.

The first thing is to ask yourself if you deserve an increase. Have you achieved or exceeded the expected results? Have you had exemplary behavior and adherence to the company's regulations? Very important: do you know how your compensation is vs. the market? It is important to prepare data and evidence that will help decision-makers.

Approaching this conversation strategically can significantly impact its outcome. By aligning your request with moments when the company is financially stable or right after you've completed a major project, you not only highlight your contributions but also show that you're considerate of the company's overall situation. Steering clear of busy periods or crises ensures that your request is given the attention it deserves. Leveraging performance reviews is also an excellent strategy, as these evaluations are designed for discussing achievements and future goals. Ultimately, choosing the right moment reflects your understanding of the company's dynamics and respect for your boss's schedule, which can strengthen your case.

Being empathetic with the company's situation can help detect when it is most convenient to request a raise. It would be unwise to apply after a staff cut, loss of customers, or financial crisis.

I prefer using the SMART method for performance related conversations with my manager. S - Specific, use specific case studies on the work performed by you or where you were the people manager. M- Measurable, provide quantifible infomration on the value delivered by you. A - Achievements, discuss specific feedback provided by external stakeholders on your performance. R- Relevant, make sure you are only dicussing relveant areas with your manager and asking open ended questions as feedback. T - Timely, organise frequent catch up with your manager and provide them updates on a regular basis, so that they are aware of your achievements in a timely manner.

You have to be rational and measured with the request. Even if there is evidence of optimal performance, it does not necessarily mean that it will happen or that it will happen in the short term. We must give a clear, but flexible explanation of what we expect. You should even be open to not receiving a salary increase but also another type of benefits.

It must be understood that companies have to take care of their budget, but in particular internal salary equity. It is also necessary to visualize that the increases may be subject to a rigid system conditioned by certain times, policies and metrics. We must avoid getting frustrated if we do not receive an immediate response. It is best to ask: What can I do to achieve my increase? What do I need to improve on? What should I develop into?

successfully negotiating for a promotion or raise with your boss requires careful preparation, effective communication, and a willingness to advocate for yourself and your value to the organization. By taking a proactive and strategic approach to the negotiation process, you can increase your chances of achieving your desired outcome and advancing your career.

We must value not only the economic increases, but also the benefits, training, recognition, and work culture. Obviously an increase is a great incentive, however we have to be realistic and measure how fair and feasible it is.