Define: "Managing Up" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"Never tell a manager they are wrong. Present two options where the wrong one is catastrophically expensive, and let them 'choose' the right one."
The practice of consciously working with your manager to obtain the best possible results for you, your boss, and your organization.
What does "Managing Up" actually mean?
"The exhausting psychological warfare required to convince the IT Director that buying the FortiGate cluster instead of renewing the Palo Alto licenses was actually his idea all along."
"We encourage employees to practice managing up to ensure alignmentAlignmentForcing everyone to nod on a Zoom call so no single individual takes the blame when it fails. with leadership objectives."
"I spent four hours managing up today, which means I slowly spoon-fed basic networking concepts to the VP until he approved the budget."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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