Three Star Leadership

Managing Your Boss

Over the years, when I've asked managers what their biggest challenge is, one of the most common responses is: "dealing with my boss." Here are some resources to help you with that.

Books

• Managing Upward: Strategies for Succeeding With Your Boss by Patti Hathaway and Susan D. Schubert
• Managing Up: How to Forge an Effective Relationship with Those Above You by Rosanne Badowski and Roger Gittines
• It's All Politics: Winning in a World Where Hard Work and Talent Aren't Enough by Kathleen Kelley Reardon Phd
• Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Boss? 13 Types and How to Survive Them by Marilyn Haight

Web Resources

Marilyn Puder-York, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in New York who specializes in workplace stress issues. Click here to see her answers to some common workplace stress/dealing with boss issues.

Click here for a Career Journal article called "Reach Your Career Goals By Managing Your Boss" by Teri R. Fisher.

Here are my answers to several questions on this topic that I've answered on the Great Supervisor site.

• How do I manage my boss?
• My new boss is changing everything, what can I do?
• What do I do if my boss doesn't appreciate me?