Step · Documented
The Promotion Readiness File
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If your promotion case only lives in your head, the promotion committee makes their decision from someone else's file. The record is not optional.
What this reveals. One score: whether your promotion case would carry weight in a calibration room without you in it.
What it does not do. It does not build the case. It flags the categories missing from the file.
Do you have a written promotion narrative?
A single document that names the target level, the case for readiness, and the outcomes achieved.
Are your accomplishments quantified?
Do you have upstream sponsor alignment in writing?
Emails, notes, or endorsements from at least one leader above your manager who has seen the case.
Have you already been operating at the target level?
Not "capable of." Actually delivering at the next level.
Is the calibration timeline documented?
The specific cycle, milestones, and decision points.
where your case stands against a calibration room
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Assumptions used: your descriptions of each dimension.
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This assessment shows which parts of a promotion case you reported as documented and which are not. The score reflects those criteria. It does not forecast the promotion decision.
If a promotion cycle is approaching, Decision Desk™ can examine the contribution behind your case, its financial significance, and the package you intend to propose.
Bring one date to the Review: the nomination or calibration date. If it is not set, say so.
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