Susan Fowler shares three tips for managing up that are proven, simple and effective. She guarantees they will improve your productivity and relationship with your boss at the same time:
- Don’t ask a dumb question
- Under promise and over deliver
- Flip the feedback
Source: SmartBrief, March 24, 2021. Link.
Studies show that being proactive during the day reduces your stress and generates vitality.
INSIGHTS: My paternal grandfather professed there was no such thing as a stupid question asked the first time. The second time indicated you didn’t listen or understand. The third time? Well, it wasn’t the question that was stupid.