Risk-Bearing Capacity Tracker

You're making leadership-level decisions every week.

You just can't prove it when it matters.

Leadership promoted someone last quarter who was less experienced than you.

You know why?

They had 14 documented examples of risk ownership.

You had "I think strategically" and hope.

This tracker fixes that.

What this does for you

You stop forgetting your best work. That moment you pushed back on an exec's feature in March? Still there in October when reviews happen. Your brain forgets. This doesn't.

You can finally answer "What makes you ready?" Instead of stammering through vague claims, you show 14 concrete examples of carrying consequences. Your manager forwards it to leadership. That's how promotions happen.

Leadership sees you differently. When you start sharing these examples in 1:1s, your manager's perception shifts. You're not "the reliable executor" anymore. You're "the person who owns outcomes when things are uncertain."

Promotion conversations become easy. No scrambling to remember Q2. No generic claims. You pull up your Promotion Prep view and walk through concrete decisions. Your manager says "This is exactly what I needed."

Inside the tracker

→ Pre-built Notion database with 10 custom fields for risk decisions

→ 4 smart views (All Risks, By Level, Promotion Prep, Recent Activity)

→ Quick Entry template (5 minutes to log each decision)

→ 5 real-world examples from promoted designers

→ Monthly review template for pattern-spotting

→ Complete setup guide (15 minutes to get running)

Results from my students

Keisha (Senior → Staff, 6 months): "When my manager asked for evidence of strategic thinking, I opened my Promotion Prep view. Promoted 6 weeks later."

David (Staff → Principal, 22% raise): "I'd been making Principal-level decisions for 9 months but couldn't articulate it. This made it undeniable."

Chen (IC → Manager, 4 months early): "My director said this was the clearest manager-readiness case he'd ever seen."

This is for you if:

• You make strategic decisions weekly but can't articulate them in reviews
• You're preparing for Senior → Staff, Staff → Principal, IC → Manager, or Manager → Director
• You're tired of being passed over for people with better self-advocacy
• You want to walk into your next 1:1 with proof instead of hope

Two choices

Keep going like this: Make great calls. Own outcomes. Stay stuck because you can't prove it.

Or start tracking: Document for 90 days. Build undeniable evidence. Get promoted.

One costs you another year stuck. The other costs $12.99.

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