Get Recognized at Work: 5 Steps to Document and Show Your Impact

A practical playbook to help you stop waiting for external praise, build a private evidence file, and talk about your impact with calm confidence.

Stop doing invisible “glue work” that no one sees. Start getting recognized for the results you actually create.

In a tech industry that’s flattening management layers and moving fast on AI, quiet high performance isn’t enough. The people who move up are the ones who can clearly show how their work drives outcomes. This free guide walks you through a simple, repeatable system to:

Inside the 5‑Step Recognition Playbook

This isn’t a fluffy checklist. It’s the exact process I use with senior women in tech to help them get promoted, become the obvious choice for big opportunities, and feel grounded in their own impact. You’ll learn how to:

Get out of the self‑doubt spiral.

Use a simple self‑coaching model to separate “what actually happened” from the harsh story your brain is telling about you.

Turn wins into impact statements.

Use my template to learn to talk about your work clearly in 1:1s, team updates, and reviews.

Choose a “10% better” thought.

Stop forcing fake affirmations and find language that actually feels believable in your body.
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Design recognition that works for you.

Clarify how you like to be recognized and how you want decision‑makers to see your work.

Run a weekly Recognition Retro.

Block 30 minutes, open one document, and build a running evidence file of your wins and why they mattered.

What you'll get in your inbox

Along with the guide, you’ll get my fortnightly Women Who Ship newsletter for high‑achieving women in tech who want their next role, not just their next task.
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Most every other Thursday issues include:

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• One practical mindset shift you can use in your next meeting, 1:1, or performance review.
• A real story from a senior woman in tech about navigating visibility, promotions, or layoffs without burning out.
• One homework prompt (like a script, question, or 5‑minute task) to make a 1% improvement in how you talk about your work.​

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Short, warm, and always focused on helping you ship your next version of yourself at work.

This is for you if...

✦ You’re a senior IC or manager in tech and your work is strong, but your promotion timeline doesn’t reflect it.

✦ You feel behind compared to peers with louder self‑promotion, even when you know your impact is just as big (or bigger).

✦ You’ve tried “just speaking up more,” but it feels vague, cringey, or like one more thing on your plate.
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✦ You want a concrete, repeatable way to see your own impact and talk about it without feeling like you’re bragging.
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If you’re tired of waiting to be noticed and ready to start designing your own recognition, this guide is for you.

Hi, I'm Sarah.

I’m a leadership coach for high‑achieving women in tech and the host of the Women Who Ship podcast. Before coaching, I spent 15+ years in tech, including as a Senior Manager at Atlassian, leading global teams and AI‑driven customer experience projects.

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I created this playbook because I watched too many brilliant women:

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• Hold entire projects together with invisible “glue work.”
• Do the emotional labor of stabilizing teams during layoffs and reorgs.
• Get told “you’re doing great, just keep going” instead of getting a clear path to promotion.

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You don’t need to be louder, flashier, or someone you’re not.

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You need a system to see your own impact, document it in language that lands with decision‑makers, and share it in ways that feel honest and sustainable.

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This guide is your first step.

Ready to become impossible to overlook?

Get the free Get Recognized at Work: 5 Steps to Document and Show Your Impact playbook and start your first Recognition Retro this week.

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