Lead Upward with Living as a Leader
In your day-to-day job, do you ever find yourself asking the following
- How can I be more effective at giving my boss candid, respectful feedback?
- How can I get more time with my boss?
- I'd like to share some observations—how can I have that conversation?
- I need information from busy senior-level leaders. How can I ask for what I need?
In all of these cases, the real question is: How can I lead upward? Sometimes it’s called “managing up.” What exactly is “leading upward?” Leading upward is influencing your boss (or another person of power) to get a mutually beneficial result.
It’s not always “the boss” with whom we have trouble leading upward. It could be anyone in the organization whom you perceive as having more authority or power than you do. It could even be people outside the organization—high-ranking customers or vendor contacts, for example.
Join us as we discuss the problem of power, six strategies to “lead upward,” and a five-step process for a “lead upward” conversation.
Speaker Biography:
Aleta Norris has presented to SRKA in the past and we are thrilled to have her back. She is an expert leadership coach and trainer with 30 years of experience developing leaders. She is also a highly sought-after speaker for annual meetings, keynote engagements, panel discussions and networking groups.
In 2002, Aleta, along with Nancy Lewis, co-founded Living As A Leader® to support the effectiveness of leaders at all levels of an organization. Today, Aleta oversees Living As A Leader’s sales and marketing activities, as well as the launch of the company's new Living As A Leader Online services.
Additional Expertise:
- Contributing author on the topic of leadership for various publications
- Co-authored the Living As A Leader® Leadership Development Series and System
- Earned MS in organizational science and adult education, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
- Best-selling author of Women Who Spark: 12 Steps to Catapult Happiness, Cultivate Confidence, and Discover the Purpose of Your Life
- Best-selling author of Women Who Spark After 50: Inspiration to Reinvent and Reignite Your Life for the Second Half.
- Co-Author of Live As A Leader: Tools and Inspiration to Transform Yourself, Your Team and Your Life.
This session is pending for SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) and HRCI re-certification credits.
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