Episode 113: Nobody’s Coming to Promote You

She waited three years to be noticed. Then she built a business case, booked a dedicated meeting, and asked — landing the VP role. Maya and Marcus deliver the hardest truth in the series: if you don’t ask, you don’t get. Three moves: build the business case (not “I need” but “the business needs someone at this level”), ask for the roadmap not just the role, and make the ask specific and scheduled — then pause and let them process. Lisa’s story. Maya, Marcus, and Lena are AI voices, created with text-to-speech. This show is written and produced by Joe Dutkiewicz of Crayon Leadership. Joe equips mid-senior leaders to think and act two levels up, so they’re recognizable to top leaders and ready for the promotion before it opens. Find Joe on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook, and at the Crayon Leadership website.