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Does your boss value everything you do?

They should see it, get it, and tell us they appreciate it. But they don’t.

Managing upwards could be the solution you need. It will help you perform at your best, and importantly, progress your career.

My guest in this episode Melody Wilding, author of Managing Up, shares her research and experience on how to do this skilfully. She emphasises the need for employees to align with their bosses, understand different management styles, and communicate effectively.

Melody gives insights into how you can convey information deftly, and navigate difficult conversations, such as how to get that raise that you’re after.

This episode is packed full of tips about situations you'll find yourself in every day. So get ready to take notes.

“Managing up is not about sucking up” – Melody

You'll hear about:

  • Why managing upwards is essential for career progression
  • How understanding your boss's priorities can enhance your work alignment.
  • Building a support network is crucial for effective upward management.
  • The best ways to handle compensation discussions.

About Melody:

Melody Wilding is the bestselling author of Trust Yourself: Stop Overthinking and Channel Your Emotions for Success at Work and Managing Up: How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge (March 2025).

As an award-winning executive coach, for more than a decade she’s helped top performers at the world’s most successful companies — including Google, JP Morgan, and Verizon — to find their professional power position, the sweet spot where confidence and influence meet.

Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and dozens of other respected publications. She’s a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, and MSNBC.

Resources:

Book 'Managing Up' - https://managingup.com

Scripts to say no at work - https://melodywilding.com/sayno

My resources:

Take my new Becoming a Strategic Leader course (https://bit.ly/3KJYDTj)

Sign up to my Every Day is a Strategy Day newsletter (http://bit.ly/36WRpri) for modern mindsets and practices to help you get ahead.

Subscribe to my YouTube channel (http://bit.ly/3cFGk1k) where you can watch the conversation.

For more details about me:

● Services (https://rb.gy/ahlcuy) to CEOs, entrepreneurs and professionals.

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Chapters

1. Melody Wilding: Managing your boss skilfully (00:00:00)

2. What stops us managing upwards? (00:02:25)

3. Starting to manage upwards well (00:05:40)

4. Moving from attention to imparting information (00:13:14)

5. Knowing how explicit to be (00:16:33)

6. Building a team to effectively manage upwards (00:21:01)

7. Handling ideas that don't land (00:28:12)

8. The most difficult situations when managing up (00:31:51)

9. What does Melody struggle with the most? (00:35:46)

10. The impact Melody wants to have on the world (00:38:01)

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