Runs on PeopleHow we help · Career development
Grow, get seen, get the next step.
For anyone driving their own career, and for organisations that want careers people can actually see. What gets you promoted, how to get the steer you need, and what to do when you're stuck.
Both sides of the desk
Every problem looks different depending on where you sit. We work on both.
If you manage people
Build careers people can see
- Clear levels, so promotion isn't a mystery or a popularity contest
- Growth conversations that happen before someone hands in their notice
- Never promise a promotion. Promise the work that makes someone promotable.
If it's your career
Drive it, don't wait for it
- Know your level, and the evidence the next one needs
- Get the steer you need, even from a manager who doesn't offer it
- Get your work seen, without having to shout about it
Sound familiar?
Each one links to the fix: the steps, and the words to use.
My manager never tells me how I'm really doing→My manager micromanages everything→My manager is lovely, but I don't know where I stand→I can never get time with my manager→I'm doing great work and nobody notices→I need someone senior to back my career→I want a promotion but don't know what it takes→I've been promoted to lead my old team→I've just become a manager and feel out of my depth→I'm worn out by constant change→My workload isn't sustainable and I can't say no→Other people's unfinished work keeps landing on me→Work feels flat and I'm stuck in a rut→Something went badly wrong and I'm worried about the fallout→My manager micromanages, or disappears, and I don't know how to handle it→I'm doing great work and nobody seems to notice→I want a promotion but don't know what it actually takes→
Free tools
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How we can help
Each step is small enough to say yes to, and earns the next one.
Ways to work together →01
Free appraisal
Thirty minutes on what's going on, and whether outside help would make a difference.
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Career ladders and promotion frameworks
For organisations: clear levels, fair promotions, fewer surprises.
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Manager coaching
For the managers whose people's careers depend on them.