Episode 26

How to Manage Your Manager

Key Themes: Managing Your Manager, Upward Management

Today I share my tips on managing your manager. This is an important skill that is required from entry level positions all the way up to the C-Suite. There are very few people in an organisation that don’t have a Manager. And even for those that reach the pinnacle of leading their organisation as CEO, often they need to report into a Board.

Getting a grasp on the ability to manage upwards is a key skill to master.

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The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential

I am delighted to share that my new book, The Career Confidence Toolkit is now available! If you still find yourself struggling to answer the question: “What do you want to do when you grow up?” Or if you find yourself lying awake at night, reflecting on the day and thinking: “There’s got to be more to life than this!” Then The Career Confidence Toolkit is for you. The toolkit will allow you to take control and navigate your career with purpose and passion. My objective is for you to wake up each morning, excited for the day ahead, going to work with a spring in your step, knowing your unique talents are being fully utilised and you are achieving your potential. The Career Confidence Toolkit is available in Paperback and Kindle format: https://nicolasemple.com/book

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Nicola Semple

Nicola is an ex-Big 4 Consultant turned Career Coach who is passionate about helping people find happiness and fulfilment in their work. She has worked with hundreds of professionals to help them take ownership of their careers and fulfil their potential.

Nicola is also the author of The Career Confidence Toolkit and the creator of the “You Are Enough” Coaching Cards.