High performers don’t get promoted just for working hard. Learn how strategic visibility, clear communication and closing the ...

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Getting promoted isn’t always just about working hard; sometimes, it’s about putting your effort in the right direction. Even high-performing employees can unknowingly sabotage their progress and end ...

I was taught that hard work would get me ahead, would ultimately pay off, and would get me promoted. But several years ago, when I was passed up for yet another promotion, I was angry and devastated ...

This is part of a series, "Why Not Me?!" The others are: "Why Can't I Land a Job?" "Why Can't I Get Into Graduate School?" "Unsuccessful in Love" Here, I turn to people who are employed, believe they ...

Missing out on a promotion stings. No one enjoys coming in second (or third, or fourth). As a psychology professor at New York University who's helped hundreds of people navigate conflicts in the ...

Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company‘s mini advice column. Twice a week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace ...

When an employee is offered a promotion, a pay increase is naturally expected. After all, if they are taking on additional responsibilities, a raise is only fair. That wasn’t the case for one woman ...