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"This is a must-read for bosses and subordinates alike, as it exposes our flaws but teaches us how we can work together to achieve our common goals."--Ellen Coulter, President, The Advantage Software CompanyWhat do you do when the biggest threat to your project is your boss? It's not that your boss is out to get you. In fact, bosses generally mean well. But clueless leadership from a well-intentioned boss can sometimes cause more damage than a criminal mastermind tying your project to the railroad tracks.The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up provides refreshingly practical and candid insight into the best practices and techniques that project managers have successfully used for decades to manage a wide variety of senior-level stakeholders--ranging from perfectly competent and pleasant to downright dysfunctional and inept.
About the Author
Born in Queens, NY, Dana Brownlee worked as a project manager and business strategy consultant with top firms before launching her professional development training firm Professionalism Matters, Inc. in 2003. She firmly believes that there's nothing worse than sitting through dry training sessions with little practical application so her business philosophy centers around providing sessions that are high energy and interactive with real tips that participants can use immediately! Her first book The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up: Project Management Techniques from the Trenches will be released by Berrett-Koehler on 2.26.19 (and will be available as a micro course as well) . She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Working Mother, Redbook, FastCompany, and other notable media outlets. A dynamic speaker, Dana has presented to audiences around the U.S. and globally. She currently resides in Atlanta, GA with her husband and two children.
