One question that everybody asks... which kills the chances of their promotion.
Have you asked this question to your boss?
Why are you not giving me a promotion?
Maybe someone else got promoted and you didn’t.
And you asked your boss: Why didn’t you give me a promotion?
What happens when you ask this question?
You might say, nothing.
You get just a bunch of excuses. The company is not doing good, has no budget, you are not ready.
And you just feel bad.
But, it’s not just that.
It’s not that "nothing" happens.
Asking this “why” question kills the chances of getting your promotion.
Yeah. It kills the chances of future promotion.
You might be surprised to know that but let me explain and you will realize that too.
And keep listening, I will tell you the solution too.
First of all, whatever your boss says... you won’t like the answers.
Because most probably you have worked hard, given your best and you deserve that promotion.
And not getting a promotion feels unrecognized, drains the motivation.
Second, your boss gives you a list of “you are not enough”.
That sets our own self-doubter on fire.
Diminishing our confidence.
Result?
Low motivation and low confidence.
These two devils start the cycle of all sorts of negative emotions.
Resentment, even anger... towards the boss and the company.
And the frustration of the thought….Am I wasting my years and years after here?
Third, these entire negative emotions start spilling over in personal life.?
Taking our attention from the family, missing out on joyful moments.
Now you probably know this story from your side.
But have you thought about…. What does this “why question” do to your boss’s mind?
It forces him/her to find reasons not to promote you.
By asking “why”...you are inviting ….no not just inviting...you are forcing your boss to think about why you should not get a promotion.
He says...oh...Ravi is coming...let me come up with the reasons not to promote him.
This “WHY” question is a very big devil.
It forces the human mind to become defensive. Take the opposite position.
Think about the common situation at your home.
Anytime you ask questions to your kids…
Why don’t you clean the room??
What happens?
They become defensive, they give lots of reasons, even shout and yell.
As parents, almost all of us have witnessed how WHY makes us fight.
I hope now you have started seeing the evil power of WHY.
It kills the chances of your promotion.
Has this happened to you too?
If you are an ambitious person, you WILL ask this WHY question.?
Just that you were not aware of all this.? So it’s not your fault. It happens all the time.
Let me tell you the story of one of our clients.?
She came to us with the same frustration. She said...I have been asking for a promotion to my boss for years and every time I ask it frustrates me more and more.
So we gave her the solution.
Instead of asking for a promotion, we helped her… to make her boss her career sponsor.
A career sponsor is someone who helps you to give visibility, power, and recognition.
Using our proven method, we helped her to prepare for the meeting with her boss to have a very different kind of conversation.
That created a strong relationship between her and her boss.
What happened then? She got a team of people reporting to her. And now she is on her way to her promotion. You will see her Facebook live coming soon.
That can happen to you too.
If you take the exact first step and she took.
Of watching the webinar and setting up an appointment with us.
5-Step Process Our IT Clients Are Using to Reach $300K Income, Get Promotions, and Reach Director/VP Levels.
(Even if they are STUCK at the same level with 2% raise for several years)
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Certified Leadership & Wellness Coach helping Sr Mangers and Directors get promoted & strengthen influence, communication, relationships, wellbeing, & confidence
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