It's Okay to Manage Your Boss

Get what you need from your boss In this follow-up to the bestselling It's Okay to Be the Boss, Bruce Tulgan argues that as managers demand more and more from their employees, they are also providing them with less guidance than ever before. Since the number one factor in employee success is the relationship between employees and their immediate managers, employees need to take greater responsibility for getting the most out of that relationship. Drawing on years of experience training managers and employees, Tulgan reveals the four essential things employees should get from their bosses to guarantee success at work. * Shows employees how to ask for what they need to succeed in their high-pressure jobs * Shatters previously held beliefs about how employees should manage up * Outlines what employees must get from their managers: clear expectations; the skills needed to perform their jobs; honest feedback, recognition or rewards A novel approach to managing up, It's Okay to Manage Your Boss is an invaluable resource for employees who want to work more effectively with their managers.

BRUCE TULGAN is an adviser to business leaders all over the world and a sought-after speaker and seminar leader. He is the founder of RainmakerThinking, a workplace research and training firm, and has written for the New York Times, USA Today, Harvard Business Review, and HR Magazine. He is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling It's Okay to Be the Boss, the classic Managing Generation X, and Not Everyone Gets a Trophy. Tulgan holds a fourth-degree black belt in karate and is married to Debby Applegate, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. For more information about the book and to view Bruce Tulgan's video newsletter, please visit www.rainmakerthinking.com.

Chapter One Refuse to Be Undermanaged 1 Chapter Two The First Person You Have to Manage Every Day Is Yourself 33 Chapter Three Get in the Habit of Managing Your Bosses Every Day 57 Chapter Four Take It One Boss at a Time, One Day at a Time 75 Chapter Five Make Sure You Understand What Is Expected of You 93 Chapter Six Assess and Plan for the Resources You Need 107 Chapter Seven Track Your Own Performance Every Step of the Way 121 Chapter Eight Earn More Rewards by Doing More Work, Faster and Better 141 Chapter Nine What If Your Boss Really Is a Jerk? 157 Chapter Ten Start Here 173 Acknowledgments 189 About the Author 193 Index 195