Managing Up: Cultivate a Mutually Beneficial Partnership with Your Boss

Presenter: Catherine Burns

Session Description

New research has shown that for 70% of people, their manager has more impact on their mental health than their doctor or therapist -- equal to the impact of their partner! (Dr. Tracy Brower, Forbes, 2023). The manager-employee dynamic can be powerfully productive or woefully fraught. The big question is: what's within YOUR locus of control as an employee to get what you need from your manager? In this workshop we'll focus on exploring ways to develop a mutually beneficial working relationship with your boss. You'll learn how to communicate upward feedback, stay on the same page, earn trust, and get your needs met at work. 

Learning Outcomes:

Attendees will...

  • assess their core needs at work and learn how to advocate for getting them met
  • apply strategies deliver upward feedback effectively
  • use a template to streamline and clarify communication in 1:1s
  • identify how to give their manager what they need and earn trust

Materials:

  • Presentation deck (coming soon)