How To Influence Your Manager and Win Promotions

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1. Z A H A R E N I A A T Z I T Z I K A K I
   Author
   S U G A R E N I A . C O M
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   How To In uence Your Manager
   and Win Promotions
   An individual contributor's guide to managing up
   

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2. • VP Design at Workable
   • Started as a developer
   • Wants to help individual contributors that want to
   switch to management
   • Likes cats (send pics!)
   About me
   D E V E L O P E R T U R N E D D E S I G N E R
   T U R N E D M A N A G E R
   

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3. 🙄
   Managers, amirite?
   W H O N E E D S T H E M A N Y W A Y
   < / >
   

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4. 😣
   We all make mistakes.
   M A N A G E R S A R E O U T T H E R E T O H E L P Y O U
   < / >
   

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5. Be open & direct
   

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6. Expecting your manager
   to be your therapist
   Saying what you want,
   loud and clear
   Practice
   Avoid
   

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7. Invest in 1:1 meetings
   

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8. Skipping your 1:1
   because you don't have
   anything to report
   Making the most out of
   1:1 meetings by setting up
   an agenda
   Practice
   Avoid
   

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9. Make good use of feedback
   

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10. Asking for feedback just
    because it's "the right
    thing to do"
    Asking for speci c
    feedback and following
    up on it
    Practice
    Avoid
    

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11. Be honest about challenges
    

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12. Being a hero and
    suffering in silence
    Raising red ags early,
    especially for delays
    Practice
    Avoid
    

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13. Make your work visible
    

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14. Thinking that your work
    is unappreciated
    Showcasing your best
    work to your team
    Practice
    Avoid
    

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15. Ask for accountability
    

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16. Shrugging your shoulders
    and assume the worst
    Holding your manager
    accountable
    Practice
    Avoid
    

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17. Adopt a problem-solving
    attitude
    

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18. Being grumpy and
    passive when challenged
    Helping your manager
    with problem solving
    Practice
    Avoid
    

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19. Be a leader
    

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20. Waiting to be promoted
    before acting senior
    Showcasing leadership to
    get promoted
    Practice
    Avoid
    

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21. Look out for yourself
    

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22. Normalizing harassment
    of any sort
    Setting boundaries and
    protecting yourself
    Practice
    Avoid
    

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23. 😠
    "I did all these and nothing happened."
    Y O U , P R O B A B L Y
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24. 😌
    It's not you, it's them.
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25. Read more at sugarenia.com
    Thank you!
    Management content at leadingbydesign.email
    Find me at Twitter as @sugarenia
    

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