CNN: Leading Up–How to Manage Your Boss

November 10,  2009 – CNN – New York, NY, US

These days there’s no such thing as a safe job, but one way to improve your chances of staying employed is by “managing up,” experts say.

Managing up means taking the initiative in showing leadership at work. “Ask not what your manager can do for you, but what you can do for your manager,” is the guiding principle.

Professor Allan Cohen of Babson College, Massachusetts, is the author of “Influence without Authority.” He told CNN, “If you can help your boss be more productive, it’s good for the organization and it’s good for you.”

And if you’re being proactive in helping your boss and your organization, your contributions won’t go unnoticed.

Mariette Edwards, Executive Coach with Star Maker Coaching, based in Georgia, in the U.S., told CNN, “Managing up can be a differentiator between you and others, especially now there’s a chance that your name may be on that layoff list.

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