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Make impact visible without turning into a self-promoter.
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See what you will learn
Make senior-level work easier to see.
A daily course for translating strong execution into evidence of judgment, scope, influence, and reliability.
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- Best for
- Career moves
- Prerequisites
- No formal prerequisites
- Course length
- 30 daily lessons
- Lesson pace
- About 10 minutes a day
- Total learning time
- About 5 hours in total
- Access
- Available on the App Store, with early features and Android testing access
Right for now
If any of this sounds familiar, start here.
Every lesson connects to a conversation, decision, or habit you can change between lessons.
The promotion bar feels vague
Translate expectations into evidence.
You need more scope
Find senior-shaped work before the cycle closes.
You want better manager conversations
Bring examples, gaps, and asks to the table.
Inside the course
Your first three days are already mapped.
The course follows a daily sequence, so the next practical move is waiting when you come back.
Promotion signal
Know what senior-level evidence looks like.
Scope design
Choose work that demonstrates leverage.
Impact narrative
Connect actions to outcomes and judgment.
Manager alignment
Use clearer conversations about gaps and timing.
Course preview
30 short lessons
Promotion to Senior IC
Day 1
What "Senior" Actually Looks Like
Distinguish senior-level impact from reliable individual execution.
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Day 2
Tie Your Work to Outcomes
Map your work to outcomes that affect teams, systems, or decisions.
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Day 3
Spot Leverage in Daily Work
Spot moments where one decision helps many people or future work.
Course arc
From vague intention to repeatable moves.
Cadence turns the course into a returnable habit: short lesson, quick check, review, and the next useful step.
01 / 04Decode the level
Know what senior means in behavior.
Find scope
Choose work that stretches judgment and influence.
Collect evidence
Make impact concrete.
Run the conversation
Align with your manager on gaps and timing.
Full syllabus
30 lessons, arranged as one clear path.
Learn what senior means at your company, calibrate the gap with your manager, choose the right opportunity, gather verifiable evidence, and build sponsorship. Finish with a promotion case that shows impact and meets the standards, without treating promotion as guaranteed.
Module 01
Read the Level Contract
Translate the actual senior rubric into observable signals, then compare it with feedback and real examples.
- Day 1 What "Senior" Actually Looks Like
- Day 2 Tie Your Work to Outcomes
- Day 3 Spot Leverage in Daily Work
- Day 4 Busy Work That Isn't Leverage
- Day 5 Map Yourself on the Scope Ladder
Module 02
Choose a Demonstrable Gap
Use manager calibration and role context to choose one gap that can be addressed through real work.
- Day 6 Scope or Just Execution?
- Day 7 Turn Repeat Work Into Assets
- Day 8 Unblock the Work of Many
- Day 9 Multiply Output, Not Effort
- Day 10 Pick Your Highest-Leverage Move
Module 03
Align and Deliver the Opportunity
Agree on scope, decision rights, tradeoffs, and success evidence before committing to a promotion-relevant opportunity.
- Day 11 Filter for Senior-Scope Work
- Day 12 Say No Without Losing Trust
- Day 13 Commit to One Leverage Bet
- Day 14 Escalate, Delegate, or Solve It
- Day 15 Pressure-Test Your Bet
Module 04
Influence and Sponsorship
Build trust across peers, managers, and sponsors who have direct evidence of the work.
- Day 16 Know Who Can Vouch for Your Work
- Day 17 Build Sponsorship Through Real Work
- Day 18 Move Work Without Authority
- Day 19 Show Your Progress Without the Noise
- Day 20 Document a Cross-Team Decision
Module 05
Evidence and Promotion Process
Collect attributable proof and understand review timing, manager advocacy, calibration, and common evidence gaps.
- Day 21 Choose Evidence the Rubric Needs
- Day 22 Measure Impact Without False Precision
- Day 23 Show Your Role Without Erasing Others
- Day 24 Map How Promotion Decisions Get Made
- Day 25 Build a Rubric-Mapped Packet
Module 06
Make the Case and Handle the Answer
Assemble a rubric-mapped case, make a clear ask, and turn approval, delay, or rejection into specific next steps.
- Day 26 Build a Tight Promotion Narrative
- Day 27 Check Manager Sponsorship
- Day 28 Make a Clear Promotion Ask
- Day 29 Turn Delay or Rejection Into Specifics
- Day 30 Your Promotion Case and Next Step
How learning works
Read, listen, check your understanding, then keep going.
Short daily lessons
Each lesson is designed around about 10 minutes of focused learning.
Reading and audio
Read the lesson or play its audio when listening fits your day better.
Checks when useful
Lessons can use quizzes, written responses, or guided practice. A lesson can also teach without adding a forced exercise.
Progress and support
Track completed lessons, keep a streak, set reminders, and ask the in-lesson coach for help.
Know the limits. Cadence supports guided self-learning. It does not award an accredited degree or professional certificate, and important AI-generated claims should be checked against reliable sources.
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Course questions
What to know before you start.
Who is Promotion to Senior IC for?
Every lesson connects to a conversation, decision, or habit you can change between lessons. It is listed in the career moves part of the Cadence course library.
Do I need any prior experience?
No formal prerequisites are required. The course is designed for guided self-learning, and it is most useful when you bring a real situation or goal to the lessons.
How long does the course take?
Promotion to Senior IC contains 30 lessons designed around 10 minutes each. You open lessons in sequence and can move at your own pace.
What is the learning format?
Lessons can be read or played as audio. The course includes quizzes or practical checks where the lesson calls for them, plus progress tracking and Ask Coach inside lessons.
Does this course award a certificate or degree?
No. Cadence is for practical self-learning and does not award accredited degrees or professional certification.
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Day 1: What "Senior" Actually Looks Like
Get access and choose Promotion to Senior IC. Your first practical move is ready when you open the app.
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