Get Recognized at Work: 5 Steps to Document and Show Your Impact

Inside the 5‑Step Recognition Playbook This isn’t a fluffy checklist. It’s the exact process I use with senior women in tech to help them get promoted, become the obvious choice for big opportunities, and feel grounded in their own impact. You’ll learn how to: 1. Get out of the self‑doubt spiral. Use a simple self‑coaching model to separate “what actually happened” from the harsh story your brain is telling about you. 2. Choose a “10% better” thought. Stop forcing fake affirmations and find language that actually feels believable in your body. 3. Run a weekly Recognition Retro. Block 30 minutes, open one document, and build a running evidence file of your wins and why they mattered. 4. Turn wins into impact statements. Use my template to learn to talk about your work clearly in 1:1s, team updates, and reviews. 5. Design recognition that works for you. Clarify how you like to be recognized and how you want decision‑makers to see your work. This is for you if... ✦ You’re a woman senior IC or manager in tech and your work is strong, but your promotion timeline doesn’t reflect it. ✦ You feel behind compared to peers with louder self‑promotion, even when you know your impact is just as big (or bigger). ✦ You’ve tried “just speaking up more,” but it feels vague, cringey, or like one more thing on your plate. ✦ You want a concrete, repeatable way to see your own impact and talk about it without feeling like you’re bragging. If you’re tired of waiting to be noticed and ready to start designing your own recognition, this guide is for you.