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■ No one thing: consistent performance, maintained improvement,
respect of others, willingness to change.
■ When I missed a job promotion I turned up more passion; they
saw it, and I got a better promotion six months later.
■ I brought a troubled program in on target.
■ I returned to work after three maternity leaves. My husband
believes each baby got me a promotion.
■ Mentoring relationship.
■ Dearth of experience: individual contributor, first-line leader,
engineer, systems integration, etc.
■ I pointed out my accomplishments to my boss and provided
justification for why I should be promoted.
■ Being honest; being authentic.
■ I brought passion and positive attitude to every job.
■ I took chances: I volunteered in a teaching assistant job for the
president that helped me build a network with executives, and I
made a career choice that was not a good fit but a great learning
experience.
■ I worked for great people.
■ I took a break and moved overseas. Got out of my comfort zone.
Changed jobs in different locations: found a place in a
completely unrelated area where almost nobody knew me.
■ I led a large organization through change and to improved,
sustained performance in the corporation.

Group B—recently passed over for promotion: “The person who got the
job had ...”

■ Boldness, confidence, courage; he didn’t care what others said, . . .
took a chance without worrying about his education level, . . .
took himself less seriously than I.
■ The opportunity to present to senior management—I saw it, and
it was good—so he got the job.
■ The willingness to sacrifice and relocate.
■ Different experience, superior intelligence. Technical competence.
A good story. Diverse experience base.