Managing Up and Managing Down

There's no doubt that becoming the leader you want to be sometimes feels like a lot.

My client who was wrestling with this had a massive penny-drop moment when she realised that managing up wasn't just saying yes to her boss all the time.

In fact the complete opposite was true.

She was inadvertently undermining her authority by seeming permanently available. And she was frustrating her boss (who was a good and effective leader) by not holding firm on boundaries.

Add this to the fact that she was also trying to look after the people in her team by shielding them from some of the rough and tumble of business.

She was wanting them to not feel discouraged when some tricky feedback needed to be delivered.

Instead she was trying to get better results from the team by hinting and implying instead of being direct.

Your team can sense that this sort of stuff is going on. It increases their self-doubt and actually slows down their development, and them becoming the high-performing team that everybody wants.

Are you holding on to things like this in your role?

What is stopping you getting into your stride as a leader?

The first step to letting go and getting to feel your flow and influence as a true leader is to look at what makes you want to control everything so much.

That is where the penny-drop moments will lie for you.

Come along to my lunchtime session about these issues and I'll help you with some high-level next steps to take you forward.

You'll have the chance to ask any questions about your situation too, if you want to.

I'm excited to for the progress we can kick start in this session.

It won't be death by powerpoint, it will be engaging and filled with real life learnings on what actually works.?

Sign up to the event by?clicking the button below.

I'd love to see you there.

Gill x

P.S. I'm?making a half hour coaching session?available for ten people who come to the session so you can plan your personal next steps with me coaching you. That's worth ￡125 and I'll be sharing the link to book at the end of the session.