Managing Up Techniques for Surviving (and Thriving) with the Dreaded Difficult Boss
VHMA Member Price: $59; Nonmember Price: $89
Unfortunately, too many workplaces have degenerated into an “us” vs “them” mentality where team members talk past each other, label the other as “difficult,” and miss valuable opportunities to team and collaborate for joint success. A key to success for virtually everyone in the workplace is adapting a “managing up” mentality that focuses on how each of us can help our bosses (and other senior leaders) be successful – even if they’re not the “perfect boss.” This presentation explores proven techniques for managing common varieties of the “difficult boss.”
VHMA Virtual Annual Conference Presentation
Original Recording:
Thursday, September 17, 2020
1:00 PM Eastern
Credit
CEU1:1.0
Description
Speaker: Dana Brownlee
After years of working as a business strategy consultant with top IT firms, in 2003 Dana Brownlee founded Professionalism Matters an Atlanta based corporate training company. An energetic and innovative speaker and trainer, Dana has thrilled audiences with speaking events around the U.S. and globally. Her courses are specifically designed to provide best practices and techniques that participants can immediately apply in the workplace. Her business expertise has been featured by (or published in) CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Redbook, Working Mother, Forbes.com, and other notable publications. Her first book “The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up: Project Management Techniques from the Trenches” was published by Berrett-Koehler in February 2019. A nationally recognized speaker, Dana speaks to groups large and small on a variety of topics including tips for rescuing your meetings, dealing with the difficult boss, secrets of the “Thoroughbred Leader”, and discovering the keys to true work-life balance. She holds a BS, BIE, MBA, and PMP.
