“Shouldn’t my manager be the one who’s supposed to be telling me what to do?”
Spooooon feeeed meeeeee 😩
My childhood education wasn’t great.
We were spoon fed information which we had to regurgitate during exams.
We weren’t taught to think, but to memorize.
Good when you’re a kid though 👍🏻
It’s easy, and it’s lazy.
It wasn’t until I came over to the UK to do my degree that I was suddenly expected to think!
Whaaat? Isn’t it the lecturer’s job to tell us what to learn and what’s going to be on the exam? 😣
I had another rude awakening when I joined the workforce.
Isn’t it my manager’s job to manage me?
Nope. 🙅🏻♀️
That’s what Wes Kao‘s latest newsletter is about: Managing Up.
Damnit – where were you when I was just a young naive green grasshopper some (cough) 30 years ago? 🦗😬
This week’s edition would have helped accelerate my career and my personal growth immensely.
I had to learn how to ‘manage up’ the hard way, starting with figuring out my manager’s weaknesses and bribing them with their favourite confectionary or baked goods. 😁
Perhaps by reading Wes‘s newsletter, you can learn how to wield influence and propel your career upwards without causing a health crisis amongst your ex-managers. 😝
I’m glad to see that ‘Bribe your boss’ does not feature in the 15 Tips.
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