🧠 Michael Cordell's Brain Dump

Managing Up

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Managing up is making it easier for your manager to support you in doing great work1.

  1. Offer solutions, not problems: “X will make this difficult, but if we do Y we have a greater chance of success.”2
  2. Make requests, not complaints
  3. Keep your boss in the loop

1. Elliot-McCrea, K. Getting Real about Managing up. https://www.infoq.com/presentations/management-challenges/.

2. Wes Kao. Three tips to manage your boss: Offer solutions, not problems Make requests, not complaints Keep your boss in the loop Remember: As much as you can’t read your boss’ mind, they can’t read yours either. Let’s dig into each tip: https://twitter.com/wes_kao/status/1451926479294681096 (2021).

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