Harvard Business Review 20-Minute Manager Ultimate Boxed Set (16 Books)

Knowing Your Manager—and Yourself

Managing up is a constant process. It takes keen observation and a willingness to adjust your behavior on a daily basis. But once you and your boss have built a trusting relationship on a solid foundation, cultivating it becomes easier and less time-intensive. The first step in getting to that happy place is identifying where you and your boss stand, both professionally and personally.

Roles

Beyond your obligations to each other, you and your manager have specific roles to play and people to whom you’re accountable. In short, you each have a web of complex relationships to maintain and responsibilities to fulfill. Acknowledging those realities can help you see the world from your boss’s point of view.

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