Fifteen statements. Answer honestly — the point is to find the blocker, not to score well. It takes about three minutes.
Someone two levels above me could name something specific I delivered this year.
I keep a written record of my results, with numbers attached.
People outside my immediate team have seen my work directly.
My manager could describe my top three wins without asking me first.
A senior person other than my manager would argue for me if I were not in the room.
My manager knows I want the next level — I have said it out loud.
I have solved a problem that a senior leader personally cared about.
If I asked my manager "would you put my name forward next cycle", I am confident the answer is yes.
I currently own something ambiguous — not just more of my usual work.
Some of my work crosses team boundaries.
I have handed off enough of my old work to have room for bigger work.
I could point at the level definition above mine and show work that matches it.
I have not heard the same critical feedback twice from different people.
When I ask what is missing, I get vague answers rather than a specific gap.
My performance reviews are consistently at or above expectations.