Are you doing great work from home but getting overlooked for pay rises and promotions?

In this episode, Heather shares how to make working from home help your career rather than hold it back.

Proximity bias is real. A UK study of more than 900 managers found they were 11% less likely to promote people who work fully from home, and 68% of employers say being in the office significantly affects promotion chances.

  • What proximity bias is
  • The career-fatal assumption that your work speaks for itself
  • How she went from 85k to 120k in one pay rise
  • The Friday "loud list"
  • How posting on LinkedIn got her noticed by the CEO of Sage
  • How to manage up
  • How to use office days strategically


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