How to Get a Promotion by Doing a Career Gap Analysis

The Promotion Memo with Fexingo: Getting Visibility, Sponsors, and Executive Presence · Jul 27, 2026 · 4m · transcript

Sarah, a product marketing manager at a B2B software company, was passed over for promotion twice. Instead of guessing, she mapped her target role's required competencies, assessed her own skills, and gathered feedback from her boss and peers. By identifying specific gaps in data analysis and executive presentation, she created a six-month action plan that included leading a cross-functional project and presenting monthly to the C-suite. Within a year, she was promoted to director. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down the gap analysis framework—step by step—so you can apply it to…