High Output, Low Signal: Why You’re Not Getting Promoted

You work hard.

You’re reliable, helpful, across multiple projects, and are constantly busy.

But when promotion conversations happen, your name isn’t the obvious choice.

Why?

It’s not a productivity problem.

It’s a Signal problem.

In this episode of Success Subtext, I break down the difference between High Output and High Signal, and why doing more at work can actually reduce your promotion chances.

You’ll learn:

• Why working harder doesn’t guarantee promotion

• How managers really decide who gets promoted

• The hidden risk of being “helpful” across everything

• Why predictable impact matters more than effort

• How to shift from being impressive to being promotable

If you’ve ever wondered, “Why am I not getting promoted even though I work hard?”

This episode is for you.

I’m Jag Dhaliwal. Let’s keep looking at the subtext.