Managing Up - It's Not Just About Your Immediate Manager

Hybrid/Remote Centre of Excellence

Episode Summary:

In this episode, I share my personal experience and insights on how to manage up effectively in a hybrid remote work setting. I explain what managing up means, why it is important, and how it can benefit both you and your manager. I also give some practical examples of how I managed up with my manager who had never worked from home before, and how I advocated for the needs and challenges of remote workers in team and divisional meetings. If you want to learn how to collaborate better with your manager and other leaders in your organization, this episode is for you.

Episode Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Introduction and welcome
• 01:15 - What is managing up and why it matters
• 03:30 - How I managed up with my manager who was new to remote work
• 07:45 - How I communicated the issues and solutions of remote work in team meetings
• 12:20 - How I influenced the executives to introduce themselves and acknowledge remote workers in divisional meetings
• 16:50 - Conclusion and key takeaways

Episode Resources:

• Nola Simon Advisory - My website where you can find more resources and tips on hybrid remote work
• Slido - A tool for interactive Q&A and polls in online meetings
• The Curse of Knowledge - A cognitive bias that makes it hard for experts to communicate with novices

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Thank you for listening and I’ll see you in the next episode.