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'''Managing Up and Managing Down''' is a part of management that details how [[Middle management|middle managers]] or [[Supervisor|supervisors]] should effectively deal with their managers and subordinates. Promotion to management comes with additional responsibility of managing down. With the additional responsibility for managing their team while remaining accountable to their management teams, managers require additional skills and training to effectively influence up or down. Management levels within large organizations are structured from a [[Hierarchical organization|hierarchal organization]] and include senior, middle, and lower management roles.<ref>Turk W (2007) Defense AT&L: March–April The Art of Managing Up</ref><ref name="Johnson">Johnson W (15 Dec 2014) Managing Up Without Sucking Up Harvard Business Review</ref><ref>Price S Ivy Exec Managing Up Without Kissing Up</ref><ref>The Careers Group (2010) Your Academic Career: Managing Professional Relationships University of London</ref>

==Outcomes==

== Effectively managing up and down can lead to the following accomplishments:<ref>Turk W (2007) Defense AT&L: March–April The Art of Managing Up</ref><ref name="Johnson2">Johnson W (15 Dec 2014) Managing Up Without Sucking Up Harvard Business Review</ref><ref>Price S Ivy Exec Managing Up Without Kissing Up</ref><ref>The Careers Group (2010) Your Academic Career: Managing Professional Relationships University of London</ref> ==

* Promotions

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* Improved internal relationships

== Required skills ==

== Skills Required to Manage Up and Manage Down Effectively.<ref>Turk W (2007) Defense AT&L: March–April The Art of Managing Up</ref><ref name="Johnson2" /><ref>Price S Ivy Exec Managing Up Without Kissing Up</ref><ref>The Careers Group (2010) Your Academic Career: Managing Professional Relationships University of London</ref> ==

''Certain skills must be employed to Managemanage Upup and Downdown successfully. These include'':<ref>Turk W (2007) Defense AT&L: March–April The Art of Managing Up</ref><ref name="Johnson2" /><ref>Price S Ivy Exec Managing Up Without Kissing Up</ref><ref>The Careers Group (2010) Your Academic Career: Managing Professional Relationships University of London</ref>

* '''Organization skills''' - Having strong organizational skills allows for proper coordination of staff and resources within the company.

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* '''Time Management'''

* '''Motivation''' - Effective managers often use different types of motivation to influence subordinates and tailor assignments to suit them.

* '''Leadership skills''' - These skills offer the &nbsp; ability to understand and communicate the company’s needs and inspire others to work diligently toward goals

* '''Behavioral acknowledgements''' - Recognizing the behavior and perceptions of others enables managers to resolve conflicts, manage stress, improve themselves as well as others, and increase efficiency.

* [[Authentic leadership|'''Authentic Leadership''']] - Describes the ability to behave genuinely, regardless of hierarchical position or influence over subordinates.