Managing Up, Harvard Business Review
Managing Up, Harvard Business Review
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Managing Up

Author: Harvard Business Review

Narrator: James Edward Thomas

Unabridged: 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 11/29/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Your boss plays an important role in your career. So how do you navigate this delicate, significant professional relationship without playing political games or compromising your character? Managing Up offers concise, expert tips on:

● Understanding your manager's priorities and pressures

● Setting a positive tone for the relationship

● Managing expectations—and egos

● Earning trust and respect

Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly listen to and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives—from the most trusted source in business.

About Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, twelve international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu on September 26, 2022

All the books by the Harvard Business review in this series mainly aim to improve the work environment's situations in the best possible manner. What is managing up? It is the manner of knowing the manager well and listening to them carefully. It is simply working with your supervisor for a commo......more

Goodreads review by David on November 18, 2018

Meh... Obvious mom and apple pie advices. No unique or insightful point of view.......more

Goodreads review by Annie on April 13, 2020

This is a good, short primer on building a good relationship with your manager. Although the advice is common sense, probably most people don't attempt the most basic steps to improve their working relationship with their manager, such as meeting the manager face-to-face and asking "what are your ex......more

Goodreads review by davidgonzalezsr on December 27, 2021

Tips for working effectively with you manager. Quick read with some useful tidbits. The narration was good. Disclaimer: My enjoyment of the narrator is based on my listening speed. I only leave 5 stars for books I've listened to or will listen to multiple times. I'll update my review if I listen aga......more

Goodreads review by Maryam on December 14, 2023

Too short to be able to delve deeper. The structure it bases ideas on seems to be a bigger organization with too much of a distance between the manager and the direct report. The same ideas may not exactly apply for smaller organizations.......more