Stop Feeling Powerless at Work: How to Manage Up Without Messing Up

Managing up is not about flattery. It’s about influence, and taking control of your career before someone else does. ⁠Order Now the Book: Managing Up: How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge⁠ In this episode, Melody Wilding—executive coach, professor, and author of Managing Up—joins Kwame to unpack one of the most overlooked (and misunderstood) career skills: learning how to manage your boss. If you’ve ever felt invisible, undervalued, or like you're doing everything right but still not moving forward, this conversation will shift your entire perspective on leadership at work. You’ll learn: • Why “being a team player” might be damaging your reputation and future • How to set boundaries without making enemies or risking your job • What managing up really means—and why it’s not the same as sucking up Negotiate Anything: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code ANYTHING at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: ⁠⁠https://incogni.com/anything⁠ incogni.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠Personal Information Removal Service | Incogni | Incogni⁠⁠⁠⁠ Data brokers are collecting, aggregating and trading your personal data without you knowing anything about it. We make them remove it. Connect with Melody ⁠melodywilding.com⁠ Contact ANI ⁠Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company⁠ ⁠Follow Kwame Christian on LinkedIn⁠ ⁠The Ultimate Negotiation Guide⁠ ⁠Click here to buy your copy of How To Have Difficult Conversations About Race!⁠ ⁠Click here to buy your copy of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life!

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