A paper-and-silk balcony at dawn: a writing desk with sealed letters, a quill, a gold key and a goldfinch. THE SCORECARD

Why am I being
passed over?

A three-minute scorecard

See what’s holding your promotion back, and get the exact email to fix it.

  • iYour score in the six areas that decide promotions
  • iiYour Start here area: the one to fix first
  • iiiThe letter for it, ready to copy and send
  • ivFree: The Promotion Email, to get your plan and the date in writing

15 questions · about 3 minutes · free

Built on published workplace research

  • American Economic Review
  • Academy of Management Journal
  • Journal of Applied Psychology
  • Women in the Workplace
The Governess, an illustrated Edwardian governess in paper and silk, finger to her lips, a gold key at her collar.

My dear,

It is rarely your work. It is usually the system around your work: who sees it, who says your name, what was written down.

Nobody hands you that syllabus. So I have written it down, in fifteen questions. Answer them honestly, and we shall know which part of the system is costing you, and exactly what to send on Monday.

The Governess

What it measures

The six areas that decide who gets promoted

    What you’ll get

    Your results, in under three minutes

    Your overall promotion position, a score for each of the six areas, and the one marked Start here, with the letter for it, word for word, ready to copy.

    It scores your situation, not you.

    Fifteen questions.
    One letter for Monday.

    Private: nothing is ever shared with your employer · a self-check, not a psychological test