Managing Up
topic on 1 show · 3 statements across 2 episodes
3 statements about Managing Up, every show
Kao: Proposing proactive solutions is the highest-leverage way to manage up
“The more highly leveraged way to contribute and manage up is by being more vocal about sharing your point of view. When you just ask your manager, Hey manager, what should we do? You're putting a lot of cognitive load on your manager to need to think about the…”
Kao: Managing up becomes increasingly critical as leaders reach senior levels
“No matter how senior I got, managing up, I not only had to manage up, it actually became more important.”
Kao: Senior leaders reach top roles because they excel at managing up
“Ironically, the most senior people are best at managing up. This is why they got promoted in the first place, because they were great at managing up to their bosses to understand what was Worries worrying their bosses, what was keeping them up at night so that…”