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Pursue a work promotion
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Week 4 of 26
alefdx commits to:
Invest at least 3 hours each week on pursuing a work promotion. This includes working on network, commercial impact, visibility and other required endeavors.
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Next report due:
November 23
8:00 PM GMT
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My Commitment Journal
 JPSERHAL
November 20, 2025, 6:00 AM
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Ok. I understand that you've planned several meetings with new people, as a referral from existing contacts. Good job. I also see you've written down the takeaways from your meeting. Good. I understand you're trying to get to work with Anne as a way to expand your reach. Good. I also see you spoke with head of UAE - It's Yazeed I assume? Good job on sharing updates across all boards amore. Well done for creating a stakeholder map. --- Overall comment: You're continuing to invest a lot of effort in meeting new people and sharing updates on your work. good job amore, you're planting seeds. This phase may need to continue for a while, while you find the path that bring you the best return for your time invested. This first phase is a phase with no shortcuts. Continue to position Kashif and all senior stakeholders on your side and keep pushing ! - With regards to the updates you're sharing, try to make sure they understand the value of the work you're doing. Try to always add a value-added (saved time / money, or generated revenue). |
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alefdx
November 17, 2025, 9:32 PM
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Completed this week - Catch-up with KK re. promotion process. Takeaways: o Received high-level timeline but needs detail from ppl who got promoted this year o Speak with Ali Alqadhi re process in Middle East -> scheduled recurring meeting starting next wek o Speak with PDK re process in Europe -> scheduled recurring meeting starting next week o Schedule intro meeting with APM’s chief of staff -> scheduled for next week Introduce work I’ve been doing Touchpoint with Anne Anything more I should do more to work with her / where can I support - Catch-up with Head of UAE o Notes Provided overview of my recent work: KIA, PIF, SAMA, Beacon, Abu Dhabi Update on work with cash management team and retirement working group Updated and coordination on CBUAE discussions Asked for support in pitching to FAB; he mentioned relationship is difficult o Next steps Update him on meetings scheduled with Paul K from CBUAE - Received / reviewed MD promotion candidature form from Karim - Created stakeholder management workbook, drafted plans for most sponsor candidates Plan for next week - Catch-up with Kashif (rescheduled as he wasn’t available) o 2026 FMA strategy o Stefan says wait before MD promotion o Meet with Charles on promotion? o Exact list of sponsors. Who do you know best? Ask for help o “Had a chat with Karim; he advises that we put ball in motion on stakeholder requests” o Win notes PIF AI/ ADI - Catch-up with Stefan D o Earn his support for candidature - Catch-up with Philippe: congrats, exact steps, candidature form template - Catch-up with Ali: congrats and exact steps, candidature form template - Catch-up with Scott o Advice on how to get Anne Parthiot-Mans to support me - Think of promotion criteria / leadership wheel and narrative I can build (BlackRock Academies) - Regular update of stakeholder management spreadsheet - Milan / London logistics (travel to London w/c 1 December?) - Plan approach with Beccy Milchem from cash management |
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JPSERHAL
November 10, 2025, 3:38 AM
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ok amore, I see you're meeting people I know and people I never heard of. I take it these are either referrals or ones you took the initiative to contact. Good stuff either case. It would be good to write down the outcomes of each meeting. I also see you're planning tasks for yourself with the intention of expanding your scope of work and connecting with other departments. This is good. Keep a few things clear moving on please : The source of your meeting (referral or personal initiative), the outcome of the meeting (or next steps), and whether or not you've promoted your work / results internally, and if not, when are you planning to do so. Keep going amore ! you're doing the right thing. Keep throwing bottles out in the universe! Every meeting, message, and interaction is energy you're putting out. |
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alefdx
November 9, 2025, 9:36 PM
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Completed this week - Catch-up with Yazeed - Lunch with Karim to strategize on stakeholders/promotion sponsors - Attended stablecoin roundtable - Identified long list of stakeholders and candidates for sponsorship - Started planning stakeholder meetings and logistics for December (Milan/London) - Drafted 2026 strategy for FMA (to present to Kashif) Plan for next week - Catch-up with KK on MD promotion o Exact steps o Discuss potential sponsors - Catch-up with Kashif o Exact list of sponsors. Who do you know best? Ask for help o 2026 FMA strategy o Meet with Charles on promotion? o Win notes PIF AI/ ADI - Schedule catch-up with Scott Harris o Advice on how to get Anne Parthiot-Mans to support me - Finish booking London/Milan logistics and meetings in December - Schedule chat with PDK to obtain guidance on promotion process - Detail stakeholder plan. Think how to leverage sponsors to better connect with ppl in Europe. Can Paddy/Tony/Yazeed make intros for me? - Learning plan from chat with Kashif |
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November 10 to November 17
Successful
Success
Success
JPSERHAL
- Referee approval report
alefdx
- Committed user success report
Completed this week
- Catch-up with KK re. promotion process. Takeaways:
o Received high-level timeline but needs detail from ppl who got promoted this year
o Speak with Ali Alqadhi re process in Middle East -> scheduled recurring meeting starting next wek
o Speak with PDK re process in Europe -> scheduled recurring meeting starting next week
o Schedule intro meeting with APM’s chief of staff -> scheduled for next week
Introduce work I’ve been doing
Touchpoint with Anne
Anything more I should do more to work with her / where can I support
- Catch-up with Head of UAE
o Notes
Provided overview of my recent work: KIA, PIF, SAMA, Beacon, Abu Dhabi
Update on work with cash management team and retirement working group
Updated and coordination on CBUAE discussions
Asked for support in pitching to FAB; he mentioned relationship is difficult
o Next steps
Update him on meetings scheduled with Paul K from CBUAE
- Received / reviewed MD promotion candidature form from Karim
- Created stakeholder management workbook, drafted plans for most sponsor candidates
Plan for next week
- Catch-up with Kashif (rescheduled as he wasn’t available)
o 2026 FMA strategy
o Stefan says wait before MD promotion
o Meet with Charles on promotion?
o Exact list of sponsors. Who do you know best? Ask for help
o “Had a chat with Karim; he advises that we put ball in motion on stakeholder requests”
o Win notes PIF AI/ ADI
- Catch-up with Stefan D
o Earn his support for candidature
- Catch-up with Philippe: congrats, exact steps, candidature form template
- Catch-up with Ali: congrats and exact steps, candidature form template
- Catch-up with Scott
o Advice on how to get Anne Parthiot-Mans to support me
- Think of promotion criteria / leadership wheel and narrative I can build (BlackRock Academies)
- Regular update of stakeholder management spreadsheet
- Milan / London logistics (travel to London w/c 1 December?)
- Plan approach with Beccy Milchem from cash management
November 3 to November 10
Successful
Success
Success
JPSERHAL
- Referee approval report
alefdx
- Committed user success report
Completed this week
- Catch-up with Yazeed
- Lunch with Karim to strategize on stakeholders/promotion sponsors
- Attended stablecoin roundtable
- Identified long list of stakeholders and candidates for sponsorship
- Started planning stakeholder meetings and logistics for December (Milan/London)
- Drafted 2026 strategy for FMA (to present to Kashif)
Plan for next week
- Catch-up with KK on MD promotion
o Exact steps
o Discuss potential sponsors
- Catch-up with Kashif
o Exact list of sponsors. Who do you know best? Ask for help
o 2026 FMA strategy
o Meet with Charles on promotion?
o Win notes PIF AI/ ADI
- Schedule catch-up with Scott Harris
o Advice on how to get Anne Parthiot-Mans to support me
- Finish booking London/Milan logistics and meetings in December
- Schedule chat with PDK to obtain guidance on promotion process
- Detail stakeholder plan. Think how to leverage sponsors to better connect with ppl in Europe. Can Paddy/Tony/Yazeed make intros for me?
- Learning plan from chat with Kashif
October 27 to November 3
Successful
Success
Success
JPSERHAL
- Referee approval report
Ok amore, good progress this week, well done!
- Very good to stay close to Yazeed and communicate your desire for promotion. By being clear and intentional with your goals, and communicating them openly, you allow others to think of you and propose ways
alefdx
- Committed user success report
Completed this week
- Catch-up with Paddy (COO for Middle East, reports to Yazeed)
- Drafted document to implement retirement strategy (multi-department initiative with senior representatives from BlackRock Europe who may be in the promotion committee next year)
- Planned call with Yazeed for next week
- Planned catch-up with HR business partner for Middle East
- Strategized on how to leverage new project wins to gain internal visibility
Plan for next week
- Catch-up with Mohammed Al Fahim (Head of UAE)
- Catch-up with Yazeed. Agenda:
o Updates on recent BD wins
o Use monthly Global D & MD meeting for presentation on Kuwait and FMA
o Retirement strategy implementation
o Intro calls to senior mgmt of KSA banks:
o I want to pursue a promotion to MD next year. I value your [xxx] Want to work more closely in future
- Attend conference on stablecoins in Abu Dhabi, which relevant to support commercial objectives of Cash Business (another department of BlackRock)
- Plan travel in December including stop in Milan to catch-up with BLK Head of Southern Europe
- Progress public speaking course / book so I can update Kashif the week after
- Draft strategy for FMA Middle East for 2026 that I can present to Kashif the week after, before asking that I present it to the Middle East Steering Committee
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