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