Didn't have time to read the article yet. But here's my quick thought about the topic. Assuming you're a valued employee (not necessarily top 10%, just good eno

Didn't have time to read the article yet. But here's my quick thought about the topic. Assuming you're a valued employee (not necessarily top 10%, just good enough that the company wouldn't want to lose you) the best way to get promoted is to optimize for it. That means not being shy about it and raising it during 1:1 with your manager on a regular basis. Then if your manager is not helping you getting the promotion or if they cannot come up with a reasonable plan, immediately start looking for a new team/job. Don't threat to leave but let them understand you're a flight risk. If it doesn't happen the right way then it'd happen once you have an offer. Then you can chose. But never tell your employer you have an external offer if you're not OK accepting it if needed.