Career Revisionist with Dr. Grace Lee Why Visibility is Key to Career Advancement
Dec 4, 2025
Explore the critical role of visibility in career advancement, as Dr. Grace Lee highlights how connecting with the right decision-makers can elevate your professional journey. Learn about the importance of transparency in organizational metrics and how strategic visibility can enhance your perceived readiness for promotions. A compelling case study illustrates a successful visibility roadmap for a sales director. Plus, discover actionable communication strategies to maximize your impact and visibility.
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Sales Leader Who Was Invisible To Decision-Makers
- A sales director with 20+ years struggled to show his day-to-day impact to senior leaders.
- Once he learned to create visibility channels, his career progressed toward VP roles.
KPIs Mask Upstream Work
- KPIs are lagging metrics that hide the upstream problem-solving and foresight that produced them.
- Decision-makers rarely see those upstream contributions unless you create transparency around them.
Org Layers Dilute Visibility
- Larger, matrixed organizations create more layers that filter and dilute visibility to decision-makers.
- Each added layer makes it harder for your contributions to be seen and credited.