Psychology at Work | Career Success, Leadership, Communication Skills 70. Performance Review Secrets That Position You for a Promotion
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Oct 21, 2025 Performance review season is here, but are you ready to elevate your game? Discover why reviews should focus on future positioning rather than solely past performance. Learn how to convert your daily work into impactful business outcomes that impress higher-ups. Melody shares secrets on claiming credit effectively while honoring your team, and how to turn vague feedback into clear action steps. Finally, she emphasizes framing areas for improvement as preparations for promotion, ensuring you're seen as ready for the next big leap!
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Review As A Positioning Session
- Your performance review is not a retrospective report card but a positioning session for the next 6–12 months.
- How you show up in the review shapes who your manager champions and how others talk about you later.
Translate Work Into Business Impact
- Translate your day-to-day work into business impact using outcomes like revenue, risk reduction, or cost savings.
- Use three core forces of business impact as simple formulas to make your contributions clear to senior leaders.
Claim Leadership Credit Clearly
- Claim credit for your leadership actions while also honoring team execution; explain what you specifically did to enable the outcome.
- Answer the question: what would not have happened if you hadn't been in this role?
