Present Your Evidence

Walk in with a one-page evidence sheet: for each item, list the project, the outcome, and the number. Let the data lead.

Walk through your top 3 achievements with specific metrics. For each, explain the business impact and how it shows next-level capability — not just effort, but outcomes others noticed. Then share peer feedback: "I have received positive input from [names] about my cross-functional work."

Managers promote people whose next move they can already picture.