building-a-promotion-case
Help users systematically document their impact, identify skill gaps, and collaborate with their managers to secure a promotion by proving they are already operating at the next level.
npx skills add RefoundAI/lenny-skills --skill building-a-promotion-case --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Building a Promotion Case Turn your professional impact into a compelling, data-backed argument for your next career move. Help the user with building a promotion case using insights from 6 guests and posts across Lenny's Podcast and Newsletter. ## How to Help 1. **Inventory Impact** - Help users list their major wins and map them to specific business growth metrics or organizational goals. 2. **Gap Analysis** - Compare current performance against both formal career ladders and unwritten behaviors rewarded at the company. 3. **Strategic Alignment** - Guide the user in drafting a script for a 1:1 conversation to explicitly state their ambitions and align on a timeline. 4. **Package the Proof** - Assist in organizing screenshots, metrics, and testimonials into a structured document that champions can use in calibration. ## Core Principles ### Perform the Role Before You Have It From "How to get promoted": "People don’t get promoted for doing their jobs really well. They get promoted by demonstrating their potential to do more. At many companies, you get promoted only after you’ve demonstrated you can handle the next level." The most effective way to prove readiness is to proactivel
- How to Help
- Core Principles
- Perform the Role Before You Have It
- State Your Ambitions Explicitly
- Capture Proof in Real-Time
- Decode Rewarded Behaviors
- Address Specific Behavioral Gaps
- Templates & Frameworks
- Questions to Help Users
- Common Mistakes to Flag
- Deep Dive
- Related Skills
What does the building-a-promotion-case skill do?
Help users systematically document their impact, identify skill gaps, and collaborate with their managers to secure a promotion by proving they are already operating at the next level.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add RefoundAI/lenny-skills --skill building-a-promotion-case --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From RefoundAI/lenny-skills, a repository with 1,215 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.