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Managing Up

  • Course Code: LEAD-407

  • Format: In-Person / Virtual

  • Description: Your relationship with your boss is your most critical professional asset. Using Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory, this course teaches participants to proactively manage senior relationships. You will write a "User Manual" for working with your leader to secure resources and alignment.

  • Learning Objectives:

  • Proactively manage the relationship with senior leadership to secure resources.

  • Write a "User Manual" for working with your boss.

  • Apply Leader-Member Exchange theory to build trust.

  • Scholar-Practitioner Framework:

  • Theory: Leader-Member Exchange (LMX).

  • Application: Drafting the "Manager User Manual".

  • Curriculum: Understanding Executive Constraints; Communication Styles; Aligning Priorities.