The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up, Dana Brownlee
The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up, Dana Brownlee
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The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up
Project Management Techniques from the Trenches

Author: Dana Brownlee

Narrator: Sandy Weaver

Unabridged: 5 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 02/26/2019


Synopsis

"This is a must-read for bosses and subordinates alike, as it exposes our flaws but teaches us how we can work together to achieve our common goals."
-Ellen Coulter, President, The Advantage Software Company

What do you do when the biggest threat to your project is your boss?  It's not that your boss is out to get you. In fact, bosses generally mean well. But clueless leadership from a well-intentioned boss can sometimes cause more damage than a criminal mastermind tying your project to the railroad tracks.

Lucky for you, the best project managers have got "managing up" down to a fine science. The reason is that project managers are often outside consultants with no formal position in the organization they're working for, putting them at a double disadvantage. Learn how tried-and-tested techniques from the discipline of project management can be used to manage five main "types" of difficult bosses. Dana Brownlee, certified Project Management Professional, has repeatable, reliable techniques based on years of project consulting, which apply to each of these difficult boss types. Your boss will be eating right from your hand in no time.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Candycassidyjqw on June 19, 2023

read it during travels. It is especially useful and enticing to read, because I am having issues with my boss at the moment. So good to have the perspectives from these "difficult bosses". The categorization of difficult bosses is helpful. Such a clear structure of the content, by that I believe Dana......more

Goodreads review by MichaelR on March 24, 2019

Enjoyed this book as it had useful examples and advice on every chapter. Dana talks about different management styles and techniques to use in various situations.......more

Goodreads review by Miguel on November 28, 2022

Quite useful.......more