Book Titles

Managing Up
How to Move up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss

By Mary Abbajay

Year Published: 2018
ISBN-13: 978-1119436683
Categories: Career, Management, Success

66 Quotes Found

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Managing Up:

Your horrible boss is not going to change. Take the power back. Stop trying to drink the poison.

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Managing Up:

Leave on the best circumstances possible. The world is smaller than you think.

191

Managing Up:

…you should write a resignation letter and tell your supervisor – in person – that you are leaving. Try to contain your glee when you do this.

192

Managing Up:

Don’t try to change your boss. Don’t resist who he is. Study his preferences and conform to them whenever possible.

196

Managing Up:

Feedback is a gift, even when critical. And the proper response to feedback – even critical – is always ‘thank you.’

197

Managing Up:

Managing is hard work. Few managers ever get feedback on their managing… everyone appreciates a little professional kind word or compliment now and then.

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