Steph

“Take responsibility for recapping conversations, project announcements, priorities, assignments, etc. Put them in writing. Recapping helps to focus, clarify, and confirm. It also provides cover. Get in the habit of sending off a quick e‐mail to your Impulsive Boss after she shifts into some new territory. Something simple like, “Hey, boss, just to recap. As directed, we will research options for setting up a satellite office on Mars.” Yes, it requires a little extra effort on your part, but what is your alternative? Spending countless hours stewing, stopping, and restarting? Managing up takes effort. Just remember: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
― Mary Abbajay, Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss

“Now”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm

“War is a way of shattering to pieces”
― George Orwell, 1984

“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