The Hidden Scorecard: How Promotions & Pay Are Really Decided

The Hidden Scorecard: How Promotions & Pay Are Really…

by Angela McConnell

What do competitive cheerleading and workplace promotions have in common? Everything!

When we see someone fresh off a win – whether it’s a first-place finish for their cheer squad or a bigger team and a fancy new title at work – we tend to attribute their advancement to their artistry, talent, and skill. But the truth is more nuanced than that.

It’s not just your performance that matters – it’s how your performance stacks up against the hidden scorecard you’re being judged by. If you want to get ahead, you need to understand the scoring rubric, the timing of key conversations, and the way the folks judging your performance think.

Talk Outline:

This talk will focus on giving you the tools to get high scores from the judges (your boss) and make your career fly (get promoted). We’ll cover:

How performance reviews, promotions, and pay decisions get made at work
Actions to take at every point in the process to help you get ahead
The unexpected cheerleading mindset shift that drives high performance
How to leverage feedback to improve your skills so you can be a standout on the team

The goal of this talk is to give you an inside look at how companies approach their performance frameworks so you can maximize your career growth.

Simran Bahia

Senior People Business Partner

Simran is the Senior People Business Partner at Klue, a Vancouver-based tech company, where she’s been for the past 6 years. She joined as one of the early employees when it was a 30-person startup. Today, Klue is a global team of 100 across Canada, the UK, and the US.

Simran’s background is in HR, and she moved into tech as she saw it was an industry where People teams can truly partner with the business to build high-performing teams.

Simran has been involved in competitive cheerleading as both an athlete and a coach. It’s where she first saw how trust, alignment, and shared goals come together to create high performance, which is something she’s really passionate about bringing into the workplace.

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