Laurie J Wetzel

Laurie J Wetzel

Why Most Promotion Goals Fail by February

(February doesn’t kill promotion goals. Ambiguity does.)

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Laurie J Wetzel
Feb 02, 2026
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Most promotion goals don’t fail because people quit.

They fail because they’re too vague to execute inside the way promotion decisions actually get made.

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“Get promoted.”
“Be seen as ready.”
“Take the next step.”

Those aren’t plans. They’re…

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