Stop Bullying Your Boss

Stop Bullying Your Boss

This is the fourth and final post in this series on managing up. We started with a definition of managing up (hint: it’s not just being the bestest employee you can be, as some websites suggest) and outlined the steps you can take if your manager isn’t managing. Next,...
When Should I Manage Up

When Should I Manage Up

We’re two posts into this series on managing up. In the first post, we talked about how to get your boss to give you the direction and support you need. In the second, we considered an even better option: forming a united front to manage up along with your teammates....
Managing Up: How to Deal with a Useless Boss

Managing Up: How to Deal with a Useless Boss

I ranted on LinkedIn last week about the Microsoft study that reported that 85% of managers are paranoid that their remote employees are ineffective. I came down hard on managers for not knowing what their employees were accomplishing. But Gordon Goldschleger...