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Managing Up

ISBN 
9781911709954
Format 
Trade Paperback
Recommended Price 
R430.00
Published 
April 2025
About the book: 
Do you feel vulnerable to the whims of your boss, peers or internal politics?
 
Do you push through each day with an undercurrent of anxiety?
 
Are you micromanaged, interrupted in meetings, saddled with busy work or overlooked for career opportunities?
 
There's a way to teach those above you to value your ideas and treat you with respect - without ever changing your job title.
 
Human behaviour professor and award-winning career coach Melody Wilding has helped thousands of clients advocate for their needs at work while navigating office politics. In this clear, tactical guide, time-tested strategies, detailed scripts and transformative insights will help you:
 
  • Get in your boss's head to understand their priorities
  • Earn more respect from your manager
  • Say no and push back with tact
No matter your level, reclaim control of your career by building the emotional intelligence, relational capital and negotiation savvy to succeed in a turbulent working world.
About the Author
Melody Wilding  is an award-winning ex ecutive coach, keynote speaker and author of  Trust Yourself.  Named one of Insider’s “most innova tive career coaches,” her clients include CEOs, C-level executives and managers at top Fortune 500 companies such as Google, Amazon, Walmart and JPMorgan Chase, among others.
 
A human behaviour professor at Hunter College in New York City, Melody’s work has been featured in  The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal  and dozens of other media outlets. She is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Psychology Today and Forbes.

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