Managing Your Manager

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Professional Relationships Courses Communication Skills Courses Career Development Courses Emotional Intelligence Courses Conflict Resolution Courses Organizational Behavior Courses Performance Management Courses Workplace Dynamics Courses

Course Description

Overview

Discover how to manage up at work and strengthen one of your most important work relationships: your rapport with your boss.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome

1. Understanding Yourself and Your Boss

Overview of managing up
Understanding anyone else starts with you
Exploring your social capital
Learning your manager's world
Understanding your manager's motivations
Understanding your manager's expectations

2. Managing the Relationship

Choosing your communication channels
Being helpful
Helping your manager make decisions
Making promises
Promoting yourself
Responding to feedback
Documenting issues
Avoiding tricky issues

3. Handling Common Challenges

Working with a new manager
Working with an unavailable manager
Working with a manager you'll never like
Working with a remote manager
Working with a self-important manager
Working with a less competent manager
Working with a mean or inappropriate manager
Repairing a damaged relationship
Next steps

Taught by

Todd Dewett

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