Comments on: 7 ways to manage up http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 11 May 2008 22:39:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Successful Meetings: Know Your Boss’s Opinion « Life of Linne http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-147010 Successful Meetings: Know Your Boss’s Opinion « Life of Linne Wed, 07 May 2008 14:11:15 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-147010 [...] Again: tearing down your boss’s idea in a formal setting (particularly when the boss isn’t around to explain or shut you up) is seldom the right choice.  Know your boss’s opinion.  If nothing else, it might help you get a promotion. [...] […] Again: tearing down your boss’s idea in a formal setting (particularly when the boss isn’t around to explain or shut you up) is seldom the right choice.  Know your boss’s opinion.  If nothing else, it might help you get a promotion. […]

]]> By: Will you get promoted? Take the test » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-146463 Will you get promoted? Take the test » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:04:13 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-146463 [...] your expense report. That’s a good place to start. Hopefully you can approach the issue of managing up in more nuanced ways than [...] […] your expense report. That’s a good place to start. Hopefully you can approach the issue of managing up in more nuanced ways than […]

]]> By: Oranges over minorities http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-135738 Oranges over minorities Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:02:13 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-135738 [...] In the work setting, the ability to recognize this is the biggest step in being able to manage up (7 ways to manage up or Managing Up: An Overlooked Factor in Career Success). In your personal life it can help [...] […] In the work setting, the ability to recognize this is the biggest step in being able to manage up (7 ways to manage up or Managing Up: An Overlooked Factor in Career Success). In your personal life it can help […]

]]> By: Utah Tech Jobs » Does Your Boss Know What You Do? http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-133946 Utah Tech Jobs » Does Your Boss Know What You Do? Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:22:42 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-133946 [...] that aside, there’s four key benefits Monhollon lists for managing up and helping your boss know really what you’re all [...] […] that aside, there’s four key benefits Monhollon lists for managing up and helping your boss know really what you’re all […]

]]> By: Kolz Blog » Blog Archive » Yahoo column: 5 Ways to avoid being overworked http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-107732 Kolz Blog » Blog Archive » Yahoo column: 5 Ways to avoid being overworked Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:38:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-107732 [...] Because your boss is giving you too much work. So you have some choices. First, you can try to force your boss to prioritize. Say to him or her, “If you want me to do project z perfectly, then you need to get projects w, [...] […] Because your boss is giving you too much work. So you have some choices. First, you can try to force your boss to prioritize. Say to him or her, “If you want me to do project z perfectly, then you need to get projects w, […]

]]> By: anil jha http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-105390 anil jha Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:25:16 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-105390 There are boosses who do not want to any others suggestions,but execeptions are there for good bossess also. Where they give total freedom to achieve the desired result but takes onus if something goes wrong. Anil jha 02nd Aug, 07 There are boosses who do not want to any others
suggestions,but execeptions are there for good
bossess also.
Where they give total freedom to achieve the desired result but takes onus if something goes wrong.

Anil jha 02nd Aug, 07

]]> By: Tim http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-68224 Tim Tue, 08 May 2007 21:05:09 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-68224 Well and good for bosses who are competent, but what if you're dealing with someone who I can chartiably call "an incompetent boob"? * * * * * * * <I>Very incompetent bosses are not that difficult to manage because you can either do all their work, and get management bullets on your resume, or go around them, becasue they have no sense of office politics, and convince their boss to deal with them. The people who are most difficult to manage are the only minorly incompetent ones. But tenacity will work -- as long as the person is not malicious.  --Penelope</i> Well and good for bosses who are competent, but what if you’re dealing with someone who I can chartiably call “an incompetent boob”?

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Very incompetent bosses are not that difficult to manage because you can either do all their work, and get management bullets on your resume, or go around them, becasue they have no sense of office politics, and convince their boss to deal with them. The people who are most difficult to manage are the only minorly incompetent ones. But tenacity will work — as long as the person is not malicious.

 –Penelope

]]> By: 5 Ways to stop being late » Brazen Careerist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-42206 5 Ways to stop being late » Brazen Careerist Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:06:41 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-42206 [...] 4. Prioritize. Some people are late because they simply don’t have enough time to do everything. The only way to change this is to stop doing so much. Face the reality that you cannot get your whole list done. Figure out what’s most important and just get that done. Tell the people who depend on you - like your boss — that you can only do what you have time for, and things at the bottom of the their list of priorities will not get done: a reality check for everyone in your life. [...] […] 4. Prioritize. Some people are late because they simply don’t have enough time to do everything. The only way to change this is to stop doing so much. Face the reality that you cannot get your whole list done. Figure out what’s most important and just get that done. Tell the people who depend on you - like your boss — that you can only do what you have time for, and things at the bottom of the their list of priorities will not get done: a reality check for everyone in your life. […]

]]> By: Take the pressure of the process of choosing a career » Brazen Careerist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-27159 Take the pressure of the process of choosing a career » Brazen Careerist Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:16:02 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-27159 [...] 7. Don’t overlook the good points of the job you have. You can save the world from almost any job, you can shift from a dead end to a hot spot in almost any field, and you can learn and grow if you get good at managing your boss. These are all things you can control. You don’t need a specific career to accomplish these things. So maybe you don’t even need to pick a new career. [...] […] 7. Don’t overlook the good points of the job you have. You can save the world from almost any job, you can shift from a dead end to a hot spot in almost any field, and you can learn and grow if you get good at managing your boss. These are all things you can control. You don’t need a specific career to accomplish these things. So maybe you don’t even need to pick a new career. […]

]]> By: Making the Best of a Micromanager » Brazen Careerist http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-26492 Making the Best of a Micromanager » Brazen Careerist Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:14:38 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/03/7-ways-to-manage-up/#comment-26492 [...] Usually, when I tell people how to manage up, I tell people to work very hard to figure out what your boss cares about. With a micromanager, you know right away. She cares about your job responsibilities. Another difficult part of managing up is getting time with your boss. A micromanager loves to hang out with his staff, though, because that’s the most effective way to get a hand in everything the staff is doing. So in some respects, micromanagers make your job of managing up much easier. [...] […] Usually, when I tell people how to manage up, I tell people to work very hard to figure out what your boss cares about. With a micromanager, you know right away. She cares about your job responsibilities. Another difficult part of managing up is getting time with your boss. A micromanager loves to hang out with his staff, though, because that’s the most effective way to get a hand in everything the staff is doing. So in some respects, micromanagers make your job of managing up much easier. […]

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