When an employee works effectively with his or her manager to achieve mutual goals, including understanding the manager's expectations, the employee communicating proactively to manager, and the employee and manager building a positive relationship.
Example: The employee realized he had to manage up to get promoted. He communicated proactively about his goals and accomplishments, so his manager and skip-level manager could better advocate for him during performance reviews.
Variations: managing up
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Question: What does "Calendar Invite" mean?
(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
(C) When a person has available time on their calendar to meet with you.
(D) When a person does not have any time to meet with you.
Answer: Find out the right answer here.
Jargonism is a Business English dictionary. You can learn about words and phrases that are commonly used in the workplace like Circle Back, Thought Leader, and Offsite. We also have a Word of the Day, which is a daily Business English vocabulary word that is commonly used in the workplace.
On this site, we also have templates on how to communicate effectively at work, such as requesting PTO, declining a promotion, and taking a sick day.
Date: 05/09/2024
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Manage Up." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1798. Accessed 05/09/2024.