Communication Playbook

Welcome back to our March series on managing up. If you are just joining us, make sure to go back and read part one on understanding the importance of managing up and part two on understanding your relationship with your supervisor. This week we will discuss how to get active in your managing up and navigate conversations to support the relationship between you and your supervisor. Making... Read More

If you did not read last week’s post on Managing up: What is it and Why do it? , you may find it beneficial to do so before reading this post. Another way to understand managing up is to reframe it as managing the relationship with your supervisor. Your goal is to have an understanding of and actively work toward aligning your different styles. The first step to managing up to... Read More

We have all heard of managing up, but what does it mean and how do we do it? Throughout March we will discuss this elusive topic to hopefully create a shared understanding of what managing up is, why is it important and approaches you can take to do it successfully. In this first post, we will discuss what managing up is and why it is important, which will lay the foundation for future posts... Read More

Thanks to some gentle encouragement from a few kind readers, I have come to understand that last week’s post about imposter syndrome did not address important contextual factors – most notably how it disproportionately impacts women and marginalized identities in the workplace. I would like to offer my apologies and use this week’s post as an opportunity to explore and expand... Read More

There are many definitions of imposter syndrome. The one I commonly use is a feeling of self-doubt about one’s worth, value or deserving to be in the position they are in. Further, it contributes to a feeling that one’s success is fraudulent. Have you ever been in a meeting and thought to yourself, “I have no idea what to do or say in this situation?” That thought then... Read More