Completed this week
- call with Kashif
- call with PDK
- call with KK
- call with Alex Remorov
- meeting with Tony Ashraf (sponsor candidate)
- progressed work on retirement initiatives (call with Anne Parthiot Mons)
January 12 to January 19
Successful
Success
Success
JPSERHAL
- Referee approval report
ok amo
alefdx
- Committed user success report
- completed “self assessment” vs promotion criteria and process
- progressed work on retirement BD, which is cross functional and gives exposure to stakeholders
- discussion with Kashif to ask him for support and view on strengths / weaknesses
January 5 to January 12
Successful
Success
Success
JPSERHAL
- Referee approval report
alefdx
- Committed user success report
Current major issues in my path:
- Stefan not convinced I’m ready to pursue the promotion this year
- Kashif not demonstrating support in a tangible way
- Missing one sponsor/ very early-stage engagement with Anne PM or Beccy
- Charles has clearly wrong impression
Completed this week
- Worked on ways to address first two issues (Stefan and Kashif)
o Conducted self-assessment of my readiness for promotion using BlackRock’s official promotion criteria, leadership principles, guidance for managers around promotion process
o Planning meeting with Kashif (w/c 19 Jan). Open discussion: “now is the time we decide if we want to pursue this with conviction. I want to have a frank discussion to assess whether we’re convinced of doing it or not. These are the criteria, this is where I think I have strengths, these are the weaknesses – I think there’s a path and I’m serious about pursuing it this year but I’ll need your help mainly advocating for me with Stefan / Charles and subsequently with other stakeholders.
o If Kashif confirms support -> Kashif to speak with Stefan and advocate for me
o Then I’ll speak with Stefan: “open discussion” similar to Kashif, but hopefully he’ll be already more convinced that I can give it a shot this year
- My department (global advisory MDs) will need to agree an initial longlist of candidates for promotion by end of this month / early February. My objective is to create awareness with key MDs that I want this and demonstrate I have the requirements:
o Planned call with Steve Witthun (head of Americas) for w/c 19 Jan
o Planned call with Ashwin (US head of markets) for 13 Jan
- Run Kashif/Stefan approach with friendly stakeholders/ mentors before meetings:
o Planned call with Philippe de Koning
o Planned call with Scott Harris