It's convincing the manager of your manager of your manager. The bigger the distance on the org chart, the further you are removed from their world.Thanks for reading Maarten’s Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
Reassuring to hear this, since I've been worried about this too and have been putting extra time to corral my direct leaders to act as my advocates up their chain. I don't know how successful I am though, as the only thing in my control is to present as best as possible to the immediate level above me and, if I'm sufficiently convincing, the level above that.
Reassuring to hear this, since I've been worried about this too and have been putting extra time to corral my direct leaders to act as my advocates up their chain. I don't know how successful I am though, as the only thing in my control is to present as best as possible to the immediate level above me and, if I'm sufficiently convincing, the level above that.
Relate to this in my current work situation. It’s definitely a great reminder.
Exactly Maarten. This is my daily working life.