There’s a word I’ve been hearing a lot lately, that is, managing upwards. So how to manage this upward management?
Management guru Drucker once said: " You don't have to like, admire or hate your boss, but you must manage him and let him provide resources for your effectiveness, results and success." This positive approach is called "Manage up."
As an employee, we often only focus on how to manage subordinates downwards, but ignore how to manage our superiors upwards. However, upward management is equally important, it can help us better communicate and cooperate with superiors, and improve our career development. Next, let us discuss how to manage upward as an employee.
1. Establish good communication channels
Maintaining good communication with superiors is key to managing upwards. We can have regular face-to-face meetings with our superiors to share work progress and problems encountered. During the communication process, we must learn to listen to the opinions and suggestions of our superiors and accept criticism humbly, but we must also take the initiative to express our own opinions and ideas. Through effective communication with superiors, we can better understand their expectations and the efforts that need to be made to achieve common goals.
2. Actively express your needs
As an employee, you not only need to take the initiative to understand the needs of your superiors in order to better cooperate with their work. You also need to express your demands within the scope of your work. Of course, this demand must be reasonable. For example, when the project is short of manpower, you must give timely and effective feedback to the leader. For example, what problems have I encountered? I have drawn up a rough solution, what resources I need, how many people, this is the correct way to open upward management.
3. Provide valuable feedback and suggestions
Managing upward also includes providing valuable feedback and advice to superiors. We can observe and summarize at work, and then put forward some constructive opinions and suggestions to the superiors. When making suggestions, we need to pay attention to our approach and tone, and try to avoid making our superiors feel blamed or questioned. We can choose the appropriate time to communicate our ideas to our superiors through formal channels or private communication. This not only demonstrates our professional capabilities and thinking skills, but also contributes to the improvement and development of the organization.
Also, as employees, upward management can not only help us better cooperate with our superiors, but also enhance our career development. By establishing good communication channels, proactively understanding the needs of our superiors, and providing valuable feedback and suggestions, we can better manage our superiors and achieve the common goals of individuals and organizations.
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