Finding your Staff sponsor.

As I’ve spoken with more folks trying to reach their first Staff-plus role, most folks run into similar challenges. Many have miscalibrated their own impact, and simply haven’t done the work yet to operate at that level: a Staff Engiener isn’t just a faster Senior Engineer. However, there’s a large cohort who have done the work–they’re visible across their organization and have pulled together a strong promotion packet–but are still struggling to have that work recognized.

These folks are often...