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Book Description

Your boss plays an important role in your career. So how do you navigate this delicate, significant professional relationship without playing political games or compromising your character? Managing Up offers concise, expert tips on:

• Understanding your manager’s priorities and pressures
• Setting a positive tone for the relationship
• Managing expectations—and egos
• Earning trust and respect


About HBR's 20-Minute Manager Series:
Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic.

Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives—from the most trusted source in business. Also available as an ebook.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. What Is Managing Up?
    1. What managing up involves
    2. Why managing up is useful
  7. Knowing Your Manager—and Yourself
    1. Roles
    2. Strengths and weaknesses
    3. Work styles
    4. Motivators
  8. Managing Expectations
    1. Know what your manager expects
    2. Set your own expectations
    3. Understand the limits of managing up
  9. Communicating with Your Manager
    1. How to listen and observe
    2. How to present problems and opportunities
    3. How to disagree with your manager
  10. Negotiating with Your Manager
    1. Establish your credibility
    2. Identify priorities
    3. Communicate strategically
  11. Monitoring the Relationship
  12. Learn More
  13. Sources
  14. Index
  15. Back Cover
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