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Promotion Path with Fexingo: How to Get Promoted, Negotiate Titles, and Climb the Ladder

Promotion Path with Fexingo: How to Get Promoted, Negotiate Titles, and Climb the Ladder

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Getting promoted isn't about working harder — it's about navigating a system most people don't understand. Lucas and Luna dissect the unwritten rules of corporate advancement, from timing your ask to reading the org chart. Each episode takes one concrete scenario: how to prepare for a promotion conversation when you're a high performer but not a self-promoter, what a director-level title actually buys you versus a pay bump, or why some internal candidates are passed over for outsiders. They draw on published compensation data, real anonymized case studies from listeners, and research on organizational behavior — not anecdotes from 'what I did once.' Lucas brings the journalistic rigor (who gets promoted fastest, by industry; what the data says about gender and negotiation outcomes), Luna pushes back with the on-the-ground reality (how office politics actually works when you don't have a sponsor). Together they give you a playbook, but also the nuance: sometimes a title is a trap, and sometimes you have to leave to move up. If you've ever felt stuck at your level while others leapfrog, or wondered whether to push for a VP title or a bigger bonus, this show is the conversation you wish your boss would have with you. #CareerAdvancement #JobPromotion #SalaryNegotiation #TitleNegotiation #CorporateLadder #OfficePolitics #WorkplaceStrategy #Mentorship #LeadershipDevelopment #CareerGrowth #EmployeeAdvancement #CompensationStrategy #OrganizationalBehavior #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Careers #CareerPodcast #ProfessionalDevelopment Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo© 2026 Fexingo. All rights reserved. Economics
Episodes
  • How to Get Promoted by Leveraging Lateral Moves

    How to Get Promoted by Leveraging Lateral Moves
    Jun 14 2026
    Episode 51 of Promotion Path with Fexingo tackles a counterintuitive career strategy: using lateral moves to accelerate your climb. Lucas and Luna unpack the story of Sarah, a marketing manager at a Fortune 500 consumer goods company who took a 'sideways' role in supply chain—and was promoted to director two years later. They break down why stepping sideways can build critical cross-functional credibility, how to identify moves that signal strategic breadth rather than aimlessness, and the one question you must ask before accepting any lateral transfer. Plus: the data on internal mobility rates, why companies like Procter & Gamble and Amazon use lateral rotations as a leadership development pipeline, and how to sell your sideways move in a promotion conversation. If you've ever wondered whether a lateral move is a detour or a shortcut, this episode gives you a concrete framework—and a real case—to decide. #LateralMoves #CareerStrategy #PromotionPath #CrossFunctional #InternalMobility #LeadershipDevelopment #SarahCaseStudy #ProcterAndGamble #Amazon #Fortune500 #CareerAdvice #WorkplaceStrategy #JobRotation #SkillBuilding #ManagerTips #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Careers Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    12 mins
  • How to Get Promoted by Making Your Manager Look Good

    How to Get Promoted by Making Your Manager Look Good
    Jun 14 2026
    Episode 50 of Promotion Path with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna explore a counterintuitive promotion strategy: making your manager look good. They dissect the 2019 study showing that employees who proactively boost their boss's reputation are 23% more likely to be promoted within 18 months. Using the example of a marketing coordinator at a mid-size tech firm who orchestrated her VP's successful board presentation, they break down the three-part framework of visibility, attribution, and protection. Lucas argues this isn't sycophancy — it's strategic alignment. Luna pushes back on the risk of being overlooked. They walk through concrete tactics: writing the manager's talking points for all-hands meetings, volunteering for their pet projects, and framing your wins as team wins. The episode closes with a reflection on how this approach shifts the power dynamic from subordinate to partner. A donation segment woven naturally around the value of career clarity, directing listeners to buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. #PromotionStrategy #MakingYourManagerLookGood #CareerAdvancement #WorkplaceTactics #Visibility #Attribution #StrategicAlignment #ManagerRelationship #OfficePolitics #CareerGrowth #ProfessionalDevelopment #Leadership #TeamDynamics #CorporateStrategy #PromotionPath #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Careers Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    10 mins
  • How to Get Promoted by Creating a New Role for Yourself

    How to Get Promoted by Creating a New Role for Yourself
    Jun 13 2026
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a high-risk, high-reward promotion strategy: inventing a role that doesn't exist yet and making it indispensable. Using the real-world example of how a mid-level product manager at a logistics company pitched herself into a newly created 'Director of Partner Integration' role, they break down the three-step playbook: identifying a gap no one else sees, building a prototype of the role with measurable wins, and framing the ask around company value rather than personal ambition. They discuss when this works (fast-growing companies, ambiguous orgs) and when it backfires, and how to handle the inevitable skepticism from peers and HR. If you've ever thought 'my company needs someone to do X, and I could be that person,' this episode gives you the language and the logic to make it real. #CreateYourOwnRole #PromotionStrategy #CareerGrowth #JobCrafting #InternalPromotion #Leadership #CareerAdvice #ProfessionalDevelopment #WorkplaceStrategy #Ambition #Logistics #ProductManagement #HR #Negotiation #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Careers #PromotionPath Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 mins
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