Managing up : expert solutions to everyday challenges.

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Title:

Managing up : expert solutions to everyday challenges.

ISBN:

9781422122778

Publication Information:

Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business Press, c2008.

Physical Description:

x, 73 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Series:

Pocket mentor series

Series Title:

Pocket mentor series

Contents:

Managing Up: The Basics -- What Is Managing Up? -- Developing a Relationship with Your Manager -- Communicating with Your Manager -- Negotiating with Your Manager -- Tips and Tools -- Tools for Managing Up -- Test Yourself -- To Learn More.

Abstract:

"Managing up is a conscious approach to working with your supervisor toward mutually important goals. Through managing up, you build a better relationship with your boss and also deliver value to your company. This guide helps you cultivate a beneficial relationship with your manager; take advantage of expertise and resources to solve problems; and negotiate win-win solutions to challenges with your supervisor."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Managing your boss.

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Summary

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