Welcome to the Executive Coaching newsletter! I hope to send this newsletter quarterly and focus on a topic of importance to many leaders and welcome any topic suggestions or feedback. Today’s topic is Managing Up. Managing up is a concept where you manage the relationship with your boss. Developing and cultivating a productive working rapport with your boss can be key. Learning your boss’s management, leadership, and communication styles and preferences can be an important step just as you also learn your own work and communication styles and preferences. Many people say they don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad bosses. Your relationship with your direct supervisor impacts your work satisfaction, engagement, and effectiveness in your role.
Quick Reads
Managing Up: What is It and Examples
Want to Be More Effective? Try Managing Up. by Emily Fu/Indeed
3 Tips to Help You “Manage Your Manager” by Victor Lipman
Why Managing Up is a Skill Set You Need Forbes
What Everyone Should Know About Managing Up by Dana Rousmaniere/Harvard Business Review
Succeed at Work by Learning How to Manage Up: 8 Tips for Doing it Well by Karen Grant/BetterUp
The Art of Managing Up by Beverly D Flaxington/Psychology Today
Inspiration
An inspirational image I found online as part of an article:
Brief Videos
Managing Up by Lauren Mackler at Harvard Business School
Deeper Dives
Here are some book options (with a summary to help you choose) if you would like to take a deeper dive into this topic:
Managing Up: How to Forge an Effective Relationship With Those Above You
Harvard Business Review Guide to Managing Up and Across
Popular Managin Up Books on Goodreads
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