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Author Smullen, F. William. Author.

Title Ways and Means for Managing Up: 50 Strategies for Helping You and Your Boss Succeed / Smullen, F. William. [O'Reilly electronic resource]

Imprint [Place of publication not identified] : McGraw-Hill Education, 2014.
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Description 1 online resource (256 pages)
Note Electronic book.
Summary -- -- -- -- -- Ways and Means for Managing Up.
Contents Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Believe in Your Boss or Find Another -- 2 Be Forever Loyal and Faithful to the Boss -- 3 Think of Your Boss as a Brand -- 4 Know More Than Is Expected -- 5 Anticipate What the Boss Wants or Needs -- 6 It's About the Boss -- It's Not About You -- 7 Treat Every Day as Game Day -- 8 Manage the Calendar and the Clock -- 9 Never Wear Your Boss's Rank or Position -- 10 Never Allow Your Boss to Be Surprised -- 11 Never Sign the Boss's Signature -- 12 Get a Seat at the Table -- 13 Pace Yourself and Your Boss
14 Provide the Boss Some Quiet Time Each Workday -- 15 Send the Boss on That Needed Vacation -- 16 Keep the Boss's Better Half Informed and Involved -- 17 Accompany the Boss on Business Travel -- 18 Protect the Boss from the Adoring -- 19 Anticipate the Boss's Thinking and Decisions -- 20 Think Beyond the Horizon -- 21 Build and Maintain the Boss's Credibility -- 22 Be a Gatekeeper, Not a Gate Blocker -- 23 Don't Speak for the Boss Unless He Asks or Knows -- 24 Push the Boss out in Public When There Is a Purpose -- 25 Prepare the Boss for Each Event or Activity -- 26 Resolve Conflict for the Boss
27 Help Manage Risk -- 28 Prepare Now for Crisis -- 29 Be a Strategic Asset -- 30 Don't Hesitate to Tell the Boss He or She Is Wrong -- 31 If at First Your Opinion Doesn't Succeed, Try, Try Again -- 32 Expect the Unexpected -- 33 Inspire the Right Work Ethic -- 34 Reflect a Front Office That Is Cheerful -- 35 Impress Early and Often -- 36 Keep Meetings to 30 Minutes or Less -- 37 Provide the Boss Some Cover -- 38 Assume Someone's Always Watching -- 39 Life Is Not a Spectator Sport -- 40 Keep the Staff Informed About Requirements and Decisions -- 41 Help Disallow Threatening Behavior
42 Don't Be Afraid to Take a Risk -- 43 Build and Maintain Relationships -- 44 Every Problem Needs a Solution -- 45 Build a Comfort Zone for the Boss -- 46 It's the Deed, Not the Credit -- 47 Be a Conscience for Your Boss -- 48 Bullying Is Bad for Business -- 49 Have Fun Along the Way -- 50 Evaluate Everything You Do -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the Author
Subject Supervision of employees.
Interpersonal relations.
Management.
Personnel -- Supervision.
Gestion.
management.
Interpersonal relations
Management
Supervision of employees
Added Author 3M Company.
Other Form: Print version: Smullen, F. William. Ways and means for managing up. New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2014] 9780071825245 (DLC) 2014001988 (OCoLC)864358659
ISBN 9780071826525 (electronic bk.)
0071826521 (electronic bk.)
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