The Art of Managing Up: Own Your Career with Confidence
What you'll learn
- Define and practice the real art of managing up (and bust the myths around it)
- Develop the mindset of ownership and self-leadership
- Align with your boss’s communication and leadership style
- Give feedback upward with confidence and emotional intelligence
- Build visibility without bragging
- Turn workplace challenges into leadership opportunities
- Communicate your impact with clarity and credibility
- Create a wins and achievement tracker to boost your confidence and influence
- Build relationships that unlock opportunities—even before roles are posted
- Take charge of your growth and lead like the CEO of your career
Requirements
- There are no formal prerequisites for this course—just a desire to grow, a willingness to reflect, and an openness to apply new strategies in your workplace. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, this course will meet you where you are and help you lead with more clarity, confidence, and impact.
Description
What if the key to career growth, better relationships at work, and greater impact wasn't managing down—but managing up?
Managing up is one of the most overlooked leadership skills—yet it’s the secret to being seen, heard, and trusted in any organization. In this practical, empowering course, you'll learn how to take ownership of your career and become the CEO of your own growth—no matter your title or experience level.
Through engaging lessons, real-world examples, role play exercises, and reflection tools, you’ll discover exactly how to communicate with your boss, navigate challenges, build influence, and turn tension into trust.
Whether you're feeling stuck, overlooked, or just ready for your next level—this course will give you the mindset, language, and strategy to lead from any seat.
By the end of this course, you will:
Shift from waiting to be led—to leading your career with purpose
Master the mindset of ownership and become the CEO of your career
Build a productive, aligned relationship with your boss
Communicate your value and wins with clarity and confidence
Navigate tension and misalignment using emotional intelligence
Turn feedback, visibility, and networking into tools for advancement
Transform complaints into strategic conversations and solutions
Create a personal Managing Up Strategy and Impact Tracker you can use immediately
Who this course is for:
- Emerging leaders who want to grow into a more strategic, visible, and influential leader
- Professionals who want to stop waiting for recognition or promotion and start leading their own path
- Professionals who want to build stronger, more productive relationships with their manager
- Professionals who want to gain tools to navigate conflict, misalignment, and feedback with ease
Instructor
- 4.9 Instructor Rating
- 12 Reviews
- 39 Students
- 1 Course
Nejat Abdurahman is the author of The Art of Managing Up, and the founder of N-BAC, a business advisory & consulting firm that equips corporations with high-performing leaders who drive strategic alignment, influence outcomes, and deliver sustainable business success.
A continuous learner herself, Nejat loves to spark passion for learning and help people unlock their potential. She facilitates Leadership Development programs at N-BAC Academy to empowers leaders at all levels to manage up, down, and across —enhancing decision-making, collaboration, and organizational agility. She speaks about leadership and leadership development, runs webinars and workshops for leaders, entrepreneurs, and multinational organizations.
Nejat earned her MBA from Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst, and her BA degree in Economics from Addis Ababa University. Nejat is a DTM and a Certified DISC Practitioner.