Managing Upwards

What is ‘managing up’ and what is not. (Support manager, anticipate needs, working within manager’s preferred style, stating own needs, keeping manager informed, being proactive)
8 principles to effectively manage upwards
How to show interest and empathy and demonstrate emotional intelligence and maturity.
Providing feedback and coaching.
How to communicate effectively with your manager.
Demonstrating ‘executive function’ – being organised and on time for meetings.
Being proactive in helping your manager, suggesting delegation, improving workflow and being innovative.
Making sure you achieve your targets; helping manager achieve their targets.
Being visionary and supporting strategy.
Challenge process in a credible and professional manner.

Most of us face one great challenge at work; balancing our own priorities with those of our manager.  Understanding what is important to our manager, and knowing how they prefer to work and communicate allows us to work more effectively and provide a greater number of opportunities.
The course will benefit anyone that wants to build a positive working relationship with their manager with the aim of creating new workplace opportunities.

Have two or more people to train? you may consider a closed group course.

Benefits include:

  • Cost effective
  • Choose a date to suit you
  • Customise content and timings
  • No minimum delegate
  • Choose how the course is delivered – In person face-to-face at your location or virtual 

Contact us on [email protected] to discuss specific date and delivery requirements.

We can deliver our training sessions in several ways, these being:

  • Open public course (Contact us if you can’t see a suitable date listed)

Please enquire about the following methods

  • Closed group
  • In person face to face
  • virtual
  • One to one coaching

Course Benefits

  • Fully led tutor instruction
  • Comprehensive courseware for all delegates
  • Certificates of attendance
  • Course Guarantee
  • Emergency trainer
  • Contextualisation and customisation for Closed group courses
  • Evaluation Feedback
  • Access to Customer Portal (course bookers) for oversight of past and future training events and attendance details

Key Features

Course Duration is 1 Day

Engaging & interactive tutor led session

Comprehensive course materials

Priced per delegate per day for open public course

£449.00 Plus VAT

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Payment available via all major credit cards or Invoice. All options available during the online booking process.