Tag: Management

How To Manage Up

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in BriSights, Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Your boss is a human being. To know your boss, treat him or her as a human being. And your boss will treat you as a human being.

If you want to meet with your boss, to know your boss, according to Mary Abbajay, ‘Don’t make up stories about your boss’s silence.’

‘Tell your boss ahead of time what you want to discuss.’

‘Listen to your boss’s ideas and help her sort out external processing.’

‘Make time for face-to-face conversations or pick up the phone and talk to your boss.’

‘Be positive and support new ideas from the outset.’

‘Keep track of new projects and volunteer to lead.’

‘Learn to love facts and support your ideas with evidence.’

‘Meet with your boss regularly and get to know her as a person.’

‘Take initiative. Ask what needs to be done, not how.’

‘Be a team player and show genuine concern for your boss and coworkers.’

‘Avoid venting in front of your boss; find other outlets to express your emotions.’

Source

Mary Abbajay (2018). Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Types of Boss

‘The Secret To Surviving And Thriving In Your Organization’

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‘Starting from the other person’s point of view is always instructive– it helps you understand what might be concerning them. You can then check this and address it.’

‘You can’t always hide behide your reactions– even when you’re trying to.’

‘Networking doesn’t have to be slimy but it does involve meeting people and trying to understand them.’

‘Relationships are the key to building connections and understanding others. If you can’t understand them, you can’t change their mind.’

‘Organizations are about getting results. But if we just focus on results, nothing changes.’

‘If people don’t trust that you care about them and the project, you won’t get the best results.If they do, then a lot is possible.’

‘Think about others and what they need– up, down and across the organization and outside.’

‘Aim to communicate well with different people and groups, by telling the truth, thinking from the perspectives of others, asking questions and listening!’

‘Not speaking up means that nothing changes, meaning you miss a great opportunity to help yourself and your colleagues at the same time.’

‘Being aware of your own emotions and those of others is important in having difficult conversations as well as in other key workplace situations.’

‘If others are to trust you, they need and want to know where you stand– they don’t want to have to guess or be blindsided midstream.’

Source

Dawn Metcalfe (2014). Managing the Matrix: The Secret to Surviving and Thriving in Your Organization