Managing Up
Keep the communication flowing and your career advancing.
Be counted on. Begin by realizing that the more professionally you work with your immediate supervisor, more opportunities will surface. With this end goal in mind, work towards it through advanced communication skills and action plans that work. Understand the elements that you can watch to make sure your are in alignment with your individual goals and those set by your supervisor.
- Work on your own empowerment. Learn the delegation tools that allow you to manage your workload.
- Position yourself for recognition and promotion by communicating effectively with your boss.
- Create an environment that is solution-driven, not problem-focused.
- Partner with your boss to achieve both of your goals.
- Learn to ask for what you need in a way that gets results and respect.
- Become indispensable.
- Say no appropriately when you must.
- Become an assertive communicator and get your ideas accepted and implemented.
