The Do’s Of Managing Up
- Get to know your manager: Learn more about the human behind your manager. Find out what they like, dislike, and value most.
- Do an honest self-assessment: Consider how your colleagues and your manager view you.
- Adapt: You cannot change your manager (no matter how hard you try). But you can change yourself and how you react to others.
- Be proactive: Managing up takes some effort and proactivity on your part: if you know that your manager is too busy to notice something, be proactive and bring it to their attention.
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