Everyone's talking about:

The 4x6 career method

How long should you really stay in a job before moving on? Six months feels too short. Ten years? Maybe too long. What about exactly two years, but with a plan?

​

The 4x6 method suggests spending two years at a company and breaking your time into six distinct phases. These phases help you maximise impact and learning while delivering your best work and positioning yourself for what's next.

​

• Sprint 1 (Months 1-6): Learn - Absorb the culture, map the power players, understand what really gets rewarded
• Sprint 2 (Months 7-12): Master - Become exceptional at your role, document every win, build your track record
• Sprint 3 (Months 13-18): Innovate - Lead high-visibility projects, solve problems, leave your mark
• Sprint 4 (Months 19-24): Search - Job hunt from a position of strength, negotiate with confidence

​

The result? You're never stagnating. Instead, you're always building and positioning yourself for consistent salary bumps and more senior roles.

​

But this doesn't mean you have to leave every two years. The same framework can position you for promotions and pay rises within your current organisation. Think of it less as a job-hopping blueprint and more as an intentional career plan that replaces "wait and hope" with strategic action.

​

This approach works particularly well in fast-paced industries like tech, but may be less suitable for sectors where deep institutional knowledge and long-term client relationships are more valued.

​

The key is using the framework to stay proactive about your growth, whether that's internally or externally.

​

From networking mornings to weekend walks, Peer Suite events make it easy to connect, share ideas, and meet inspiring women.

💰 FINANCES Got promoted, but your paycheck stayed the same? Congrats, you've just experienced a "dry promotion." The number of employers offering new job titles without matching pay rises has jumped 5% since 2018, reaching 13% in 2024, and women tend to feel greater pressure to accept these promotions.

​

🎧 LISTEN Esther Perel's "How's Work?" podcast tackles something most of us feel but rarely discuss: professional jealousy between colleagues who were once equals. In the episode "My Promotion Ended Our Friendship," two community organisers who were best friends confront how competition, jealousy and shame crept in after one climbed the ladder.

​

🧠 WELLNESS While lounging in bed all weekend may sound appealing, it can actually leave you feeling more drained. The better alternative for real rest? "Microbreaks", just 10 minutes engaging in an activity that oxygenates and recharges your mind and body.​

​

💼 CAREERS Salary transparency is shifting in the UK. While gender pay gap reporting has been mandatory since 2017, new proposals could require salary ranges in job ads and ban salary history questions. Here's what might be coming.

​

⏰ PRODUCTIVITY Ever wish you had a work buddy even when you're solo? Enter "body doubling" - working on a task in the presence of another person, either physically or virtually, to boost focus and productivity. The term recorded 8,800 Google searches in 12 months as remote workers try to combat distraction.

Workday must-haves, but make them female-founded. Smart, stylish essentials we love for powering through your to-do list.

Dive into your next career chapter in a 1:1 Career Strategy Intensive with me

Build your network the easy way with Peer Suite Founding Membership​

Join our upcoming in-person and virtual events​

Partner with us on a Peer Suite event or sponsor this newsletter​

​

​

That's it for this week. Thanks as always for being here, and I look forward to seeing you at an event soon!

​

Your friend,
Rebecca x

Founder - Peer Suite ​