Skills 360 – Managing Up 1: Working with your Boss

Managing Up is about improving communication and understanding with your boss

Managing Up is the practice of teaching your boss how to be a good manager to you. It involves improving communication, understanding, and collaboration with your boss to benefit from the working relationship. By acknowledging that different people have different ways of communicating, behaving, and working, you can adapt to your boss's style and approach. At the same time, it is important for your boss to adapt to you as well. Managing Up is not about sucking up or manipulation, but establishing healthy boundaries and giving constructive feedback to cultivate a good working relationship.