Managing Up

I posted a blog around july 2008 specifically about how to manage your manager. I just recently came across the concept/buzzword of "Managing Up" which specifically talks about that in particular. In light of this, I encourage everyone to do some reading on this subject matter. I just grabbed a copy from the Harvard Business Press Pocket Mentoring series. It was a short read for me. Enough to cover a flight from Amsterdam to Copenhagen. I suggest you get bigger books on the subject matter as it is a very interesting topic that if practiced properly, indeed helps the project manager achieve his desired stakeholder reactions.