Managing Upwards – 8 Tactics for Managing Your Boss
Managing upwards is a skill that you won’t find in any job description, but it is core to your job if you want to do well. What is managing upwards, anyway? Well, managing upwards is mostly about how to manage your boss. To manage upwards effectively, you must take repeated actions to proactively manage your relationship with your boss, as well as shape his perception of your work. (Note: For simplicity, I am using the pronoun “he, his, him” to refer to either a male or female boss.) ...