This course is designed for any business professional who wants to receive merit and recognition from their supervisor for their hard work and ideas. Those who seek a better relationship with their supervisor will also benefit from taking this course.
This course strengthens your skills in the following leader behaviors:
The reality of today’s workplace is that individual success depends not only on how well you do your job, but how well your supervisor does their job. A supervisor’s role should not come from a command and control mindset, but rather a mindset of collaboration. When our supervisors are unable to meet deadlines, accomplish goals, and fulfill expectations, those unmet obligations inevitably become yours, and your relationship can suffer greatly.
This course presents the principles of managing up that help you to be more in tune with your supervisor’s needs and help you to support their daily obligations, which in turn will benefit you. Your work life will run more smoothly, you will encounter less conflict, and you will make a positive impression on your supervisor.
In this session, we will define the concept and principles of managing up. We will also identify the best practices for meeting with your supervisor regularly and recognize what is expected of you so that you are both on the same page.
Virtual Session (30 minutes)Â + Online Journal (15 minutes) + Activity (15 minutes)
In this session, you will learn to identify your supervisor’s priorities, goals, and pressures. Next, you will define a clear system of organization of information and examine how to eliminate preventable problems in your everyday work and interactions.
Virtual Session (30 minutes)Â + Online Journal (15 minutes) + Activity (15 minutes)
In this session, we will recognize the behaviors that frustrate your supervisor and learn ways to avoid them. We will also examine the behaviors that reflect positively on you and identify best practices for handling situations that frustrate you. Finally, we will also explore ways to engage in polished self-promotion.
Virtual Session (30 minutes)Â + Online Journal (15 minutes) + Activity (15 minutes)
This course strengthens your skills in the following leader behaviors:
Managing up training equips professionals with skills to work more effectively with supervisors by improving communication, understanding leadership styles, and aligning goals. This leads to better workplace collaboration and productivity.
The managing up course is ideal for employees, team leads, and middle managers who want to build stronger relationships with senior leadership and manage expectations proactively.
This managing up training course combines real-life scenarios, self-assessment tools, and communication frameworks to help participants build trust and upward influence with their managers.
Yes, participants who complete the managing up in the workplace course will receive a certificate of completion, validating their skills and professional development.
