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How to Manage Up
to Accelerate Your Growth

YOU ARE A DRIVER, NOT A PASSENGER

Learn the secrets of managing up

The Missing Piece Holding You Back

Managing Up teaches you how to go from "just another employee" to a trusted partner.

Learn how innovators work within a company to drive change, live in a circle of high performance and get what they want.

Each session will dive deeper into these concepts: 

Session 1: There's no such thing as bad bosses, just bad relationships

  • Activating your agency to turn you from a follower to a partner
  • Develop the mindset that intrapreneurs have used to to do things like build Gmail, turn Nintendo from a playing card company to a video game empire or create the culture that made Southwest Airlines the worlds most profitable airline.

Session 2: Discover what your boss needs to be an All-Star

  • Use empathy mapping to understand your bosses needs and wants
  • Discover how you can solve your bosses problems before they even know they exist

Session 3: Improve Communication + Build Trust

  • Engineer your relationship for success by creating a shared language
  • Discover the secrets to earning, building and keeping trust

Session 4: The Power of Proactivity and Bookending

  • Switch your meetings from going over metrics to development by harnessing the power of proactive updates
  • Create a share understanding of problems through the process of Bookending.

Session 5: Great Meetings and Accountability

  • Show that you're ready for more by driving value in your meetings.
  • Show that you're REALLY ready for more by becoming an accountability machine.

Session 6: Building Plans and Roadmaps

  • Learn how to design your role by building plans and telling your leader what you'll do
  • Create your personal road map to success

Session 7: Giving and Getting Feedback

  • Accelerate your growth cycles by becoming a magnet for constructive feedback
  • Train your boss to be the boss you need by giving them feedback on your needs

Session 8: Development, Promotions and Raises

  • Take full control of your personal development
  • Learn how to co-create a schedule for promotions and raises, taking the guess work out of your next few years
Learn the secrets of managing up

Your relationship with your boss is the most important relationship in your career

Isn't it time you learned how to make it your best relationship?

  • Connect your own work to the concepts
  • Practice
  • Work through problems
  • Receive templates and scripts

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Learn the secrets of managing up

Are you feeling like you should be growing faster?

Managing Up puts you in control of your growth trajectory.

Learn the secrets of managing up

Are you wanting to drive change, but feel stuck in your role?

Managing Up puts you in control of the work you do.

Learn the secrets of managing up

Don't believe us?

If you don't get a raise in 12 months after implementing the Managing Up program, you can have a full refund.

Take control of your career by taking control of your relationships

These are the lessons you aren't taught in school.

In this program, you'll learn:

 
How to hear "yes" every time
 
How to find out exactly what your boss wants and needs...
And how to deliver it for them
 
How to make every meeting an effective one...
no more wasted time, no more pointless updates
 
How to communicate with every type of leader
 
How to launch your career into the stratosphere:
Get promotions, raises and development on your schedule
Learn the secrets of managing up

"Marks teachings transformed my relationship to work. I feel more in control of my career than I ever have" - Alana Tfledziuk

"The Managing Up Program has been instrumental in my development as a leader. I'm no longer reactive, all my work feels proactive" - Vicky Lao

"I've been promoted twice since implementing the Managing Up program materials. This stuff works!" - Rob Paradis

Learn from us

Mark Guest

Your Lead Instructor: Mark Guest

Mark has reported into founders at startups that have gone from pre-revenue to series A twice, series A to series B twice and from launch to unicorn once.

He's hired hundreds of people and scaled dozens of teams. Learn how he figured out how to Manage Up to create his dream career roles.

Live Virtual Sessions

Starting January 24

8 hour long, interactive sessions

Templates, scripts and real world examples

$750 USD "Don't lose your 2023 learning allowance" sale: $350 USD if booked before Dec 21, 2023

Sessions begin at 1pm ET on the following dates:

January 24, February 7, February 21, March 6, March 20, April 3, April 17, May 1

Online Learning

Learn on your own schedule

8 pre-recorded lectures

Templates, scripts and real world examples

$750 USD "Don't lose your 2023 learning allowance" sale: $350 USD if booked before Dec 21, 2023