132. The 3 People Who Decide Your Promotion (and Why Your Manager Isn't Enough)

You're Overqualified Podcast - Career and Leadership Strategies for Women · Jul 2, 2026 · 8m

In episode 132, we're talking about why someone less qualified just got promoted over you — and what actually happened.

You did the work. You hit your goals. You got great feedback. And somehow, they got the promotion. That is one of the most demoralizing things that can happen in a career. And I want you to hear this right now: it was not your quality of work. It was positioning, visibility, and timing. Those are the parts of the system that no one ever taught you. And every single one of them is learnable.

In this episode, I break down why strategic visibility is the difference between…