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Ways and means for managing up : 50 strategies for helping you and your boss succeed
Title:
Ways and means for managing up : 50 strategies for helping you and your boss succeed
Author:
Smullen, F. William.
ISBN:
9780071825245
Publication Information:
New York : McGraw-Hill Education, c2014.
Physical Description:
xvi, 218 p. ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Abstract:
Help your boss to help your selfways and Means for Managing Up takes the unique position that the best way to succeed professionally is to play an instrumental role in your boss's success. Having served 30 years in the Army and reporting directly to two Joint Chiefs of Staff and to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, Smullen has had first-hand experience with leaders in charge of millions of people and billions of dollars. Ideal for today's team-focused business environment, the book covers 50 best practices for serving your supervisor well--the best way, Smullen argues, for career success.
Subject:
Supervision of employees.
Interpersonal relations.
Management.
Summary:
Help your boss to help your selfways and Means for Managing Up takes the unique position that the best way to succeed professionally is to play an instrumental role in your boss's success. Having served 30 years in the Army and reporting directly to two Joint Chiefs of Staff and to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, Smullen has had first-hand experience with leaders in charge of millions of people and billions of dollars. Ideal for today's team-focused business environment, the book covers 50 best practices for serving your supervisor well--the best way, Smullen argues, for career success.