Bags of poop – a lesson in managing up

Managing up when done right feels like performing a Jedi mind trick – getting your manager to do things for you. One of the best lessons I have learned about managing up was from my past work colleague, Alex Kohlhofer . Alex said, that at work, we all have bags of poop. And your job is to scoop some poop out of your manager’s bag and place it into yours. Your boss is busy. Likely context switching…