Steph

“All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

“Where am I on the scale of happiness/stress? Where is my boss on the scale of difficulty? What are the politics/organizational culture of my company? Is my boss a unicorn or is his/her style pretty indicative of the overall management style? Am I willing to make changes to my behavior and/or attitude? Am I willing to try to understand my boss? Do I want to thrive, solidify, or survive? Am I a victim?”
― Mary Abbajay, Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss

“Ask questions. Because introverts tend to introvert their thinking and decision making, they don't always do a great job of expressing their process or explaining themselves. Not getting enough information is one of the biggest challenges of working for an Innie Boss. It's not that introverts don't want to share, it's that it doesn't occur to them that you may need this information. So if you don't have the information or background that you need, you must take responsibility to ask questions. And when you ask questions, make them open‐ended questions – things like “what, how, why, tell me about” That will prompt them to give you more information.”
― Mary Abbajay, Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss

“manage my out‐loud thinking tendencies by clarifying and confirming decisions and projects before moving forward. Their willingness to manage me up has helped me be a better leader!”
― Mary Abbajay, Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss