I think managing upward means helping the manager to know what worker needs to more effectively do his job. "Sorry to nag, but my laptop is busted so my project is gonna be late. Could you chase IT to get me a new one?" ... "I notice Jimbob's stuff is running a bit late, I can't get started on my thing without his stuff. Would it be okay if I lended him a hand?" etc
> would have the manager serving him instead of the other way round
Sure, and good workers will make this happen (without being too irritating to the manager). This is "managing upward".
(Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Monday March 30 2020, @01:51PM
> would have the manager serving him
I think managing upward means helping the manager to know what worker needs to more effectively do his job. "Sorry to nag, but my laptop is busted so my project is gonna be late. Could you chase IT to get me a new one?" ... "I notice Jimbob's stuff is running a bit late, I can't get started on my thing without his stuff. Would it be okay if I lended him a hand?" etc
> would have the manager serving him instead of the other way round
Sure, and good workers will make this happen (without being too irritating to the manager). This is "managing upward".