Lead Your Boss: The Subtle Art of Managing Up by John Baldoni
Lead Your Boss gives readers practical, tactical advice on becoming a key player in any organization, regardless of whether or not they have an office in the Csuite... YET.
Lead Your Boss gives readers practical, tactical advice on becoming a key player in any organization, regardless of whether or not they have an office in the Csuite... YET.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue 1
PART I : WHAT DOES THE LEADER NEED? 9
STEP 1: Leading Up 11
STEP 2: Thinking and Acting Strategically 24
STEP 3: Pushing Back the Right Way 54
PART II : WHAT DOES THE TEAM NEED? 79
STEP 4: Letting Others Create the How 81
STEP 5: Breaking Down the Doors 109
STEP 6: Working the System 135
PART III : WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP THE LEADER AND THE TEAM SUCCEED? 151
STEP 7: Bending but Not Breaking 153
STEP 8: Preparing Others to Lead 171
STEP 9: Leading with Presence 194
The Smart Guide to Positive Push-Back 207
Notes 211
Index 219
About the Author 226