Managing up is not political game playing. Rather, it's a conscious approach to working with your supervisor toward goals that are important to both of you. Through managing up, you build a productive working relationship with your boss and create a way to use the complementary strengths of you and your boss to deliver value to your company. This volume helps you: * Understand the business results you produce by learning how to manage up * Cultivate a mutually beneficial relationship with your manager * Communicate effectively with your boss about priorities and problems * Negotiate win-win solutions to on-the-job challenges with your supervisor
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The Pocket Mentor Series offers immediate solutions to common challenges managers face on the job every day. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real life examples to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills.
