Octavia Goredema

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Want a promotion but not sure how to start the conversation?&nbsp;My free guide, How to Ask for a Promotion, breaks it down step-by-step, from scheduling the meeting to confidently delivering your ask.&nbsp;You’ll learn how to prepare in advance, handle potential pushback, and make a strong case for a promotion with customizable scripts. As a career coach, author &amp; Maven instructor, I’ve helped thousands of professionals take major steps in their careers, and this guide will help you do the same. Download it now and learn how to ask for your next promotion.

How to Ask for a Promotion

Executives and senior leaders who set strategy, lead teams, and drive organizational outcomes.

Broad professional audience — content relevant across many roles and functions.

Getting promoted, navigating job transitions, and advancing to the next level in your career.

Developing leadership skills — inspiring teams, building culture, navigating organizational complexity, and driving results through others.

Day-to-day people management — 1:1s, feedback, performance management, hiring, and team operations.

Analyze your professional impact, develop strategies to amplify your visibility, and create a compelling case for your next promotion.

Promotion Skills for Emerging Leaders

Operations and Program Manager

In today’s fast-paced workplaces, unseen contributions are easily forgotten. Your value isn’t real until it’s visible. If you’ve ever felt like your hard work is undervalued or overlooked, it’s time to take control of your career. This course is perfect for you if:✅ You want a promotion and feel your hard work isn’t recognized or rewarded.✅ You’re preparing for an important career conversation and want to make an impact.✅ You’re ready to move from feeling stuck to being seen as a key contributor.&nbsp; What We'll Cover TogetherOver two transformative weeks, I will help you: 🎯 Identify your most impactful achievements – Prioritize how to pinpoint and articulate the contributions that truly make a difference.🎯 Amplify your visibility – Stop being the best-kept secret in your organization by mastering strategies to showcase your value.🎯 Build a case for your promotion – Craft a compelling narrative for your career progression that’s impossible to ignore.🎯 Confidently advocate for yourself – Whether it’s a 1:1 with your manager or a performance review, together we'll evaluate exactly what to say and how to say it. What to ExpectThis is a highly-interactive course with in-depth discussion, Q&amp;A sessions, real-life examples, hands-on exercises, and tactics you can apply immediately. There will be a total of 4.5 hours of live instruction across 3 sessions, all live on Zoom. All the sessions will be recorded and shared so you can refer back to the material as needed. Working together, we’ll create actionable steps to accelerate your career. Fully engaging with the course will equip you with tools to showcase your impact and secure your next promotion.&nbsp;&nbsp; What You’ll GainBy the end of the course, you’ll: Be recognized as a valued contributor – Shift from feeling overlooked to being recognized for your contributions. Build confidence to advocate for your career – Master the skills to speak up and secure the opportunities you deserve. Develop a promotion strategy that works – Leave with a personalized, actionable plan to take the next step in your career. &nbsp;Why Your Success Matters to MeI know firsthand how hard it can be to navigate career progression when your work feels invisible.&nbsp;This course brings together everything I’ve learned as a career coach, author, and founder helping thousands of professionals at leading companies, including Google, American Airlines, Chanel, AIG, Mattel, and the BBC, take the next step in their careers. I’m excited to share these promotion strategies with you and provide the action plan for you to advance. &nbsp;Ready to Take Control of Your Career?Join Promotion Skills for Emerging Leaders today and take the first step toward the promotion you deserve. This Course Is Not For You If:❌ You’re already a senior leader with established influence.❌ You’re unwilling to reflect on your work or make it visible.❌ You’re looking for coaching on job search strategies.

Want to take charge of your career and finally secure your promotion?

Course syllabus

This course is designed to fit into a busy work schedule. All sessions will be recorded and made available in our student portal, allowing you to revisit the content at your convenience.

3 Live Sessions on Saturdays

Meet your cohort and working together we’ll roadmap the steps to move you closer to a promotion.

Live Session #1 - Saturday February 22, 2025

Join me for an Ask Me Anything session - a dedicated hour to dive into your questions, clarify course concepts, and work through career challenges you’re facing. This session is optional.

Optional: Office Hours with Octavia - Wednesday February 26, 2025

Working together we’ll pinpoint your biggest achievements and explore how to identify and articulate your unique value.

Live Session #2 - Saturday March 1, 2025

In this final session we’ll develop and practice a ready-to-use pitch to ask for a promotion.

Live Session #3 – Saturday March 8, 2025

You'll receive assignments designed to apply the core concepts covered in our live sessions, with the option to submit your work for personalized instructor feedback.

Weekly projects

Schedule a 1:1 conversation with Octavia to answer any final questions after the course ends.

Bonus - 1:1 with Octavia

Course schedule

You’re an early career hard worker who wants a promotion but feels undervalued and frustrated.

You’re a quiet contributor who’s ready for more responsibility but doesn’t know how to ask for a promotion.

You’re an aspiring leader who feels stuck and is unsure of how to demonstrate your promotion potential.

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

Moving up at work can feel overwhelming, but a clear plan changes everything. With interactive exercises, we’ll review tactics to guide you on promotion criteria, performance review timelines, and key decision-makers to clarify your next steps.

Create a promotion strategy to anchor your next steps

Knowing your impact at work is key to advancing your career and gaining recognition. Through reflective exercises and breakout sessions, you’ll pinpoint your top three accomplishments and learn how to articulate their measurable value with a personalized framework.

Identify your unique value and key contributions

Visibility is essential for career growth, but it doesn’t happen by accident. With guidance and interactive exercises, you’ll map internal stakeholders, brainstorm strategies to showcase your contributions, and create a plan to ensure your work gets the attention it deserves.

Implement steps to ensure your work is visible

Earning a promotion requires demonstrating how your work aligns with company goals. Through guided exercises and best practice examples, you’ll create a 2025 achievement tracker to showcase your progress, highlight your impact, and strengthen your case for advancement.

Build a case for your promotion

Asking for a promotion can be nerve-wracking, but practice builds confidence. You’ll create a ready-to-use pitch, refine it with expert guidance, and practice delivering it in peer-led breakout sessions, so you’ll feel ready to make your case and take the next step.

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Octavia Goredema

Courses

Promotion Skills for Emerging Leaders

Lightning Lessons

How to Ask for a Promotion

Resources

How to Ask for a Promotion