Managing Up

Managing up is a conscious approach to working with your manager toward mutually agreed-upon goals that are in the best interests of you, your manager, and the organization. This book provides strategies for keeping your boss in the loop and on your side, despite differences in style and philosophy. Managing up is not political game playing. Rather, it's a conscious approach to working with your supervisor toward goals that are important to both of you. Through managing up, you build a productive working relationship with your boss and create a way to use the complementary strengths of you and your boss to deliver value to your company. This volume helps you: * Understand the business results you produce by learning how to manage up * Cultivate a mutually beneficial relationship with your manager * Communicate effectively with your boss about priorities and problems * Negotiate win-win solutions to on-the-job challenges with your supervisor