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'''Managing up and managing down''' is studied as part of management studies, and details how a [[middle management|middle manager]] should effectively deal with his or her manager and with his or her subordinates. Additionally, managing up on its own may be a useful skill for a subordinate who in turn does not manage anyone. It is generally considered to be distinct from "[[sucking up]]" or "[[kissing up]]" to the manager and "[[kicking down]]" to subordinates as it involves benign and straightforward [[social influence|influencing]] rather than underhand [[Psychological manipulation|manipulation]].<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>
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* '''Leadership skills'''- The skills that managers and leaders require heavily overlap and the main focus in both sets is creating mutual trust and respect between you and your subordinates.
* '''Utilizing the right management style'''- Recognizing what your management style is, allows you to utilize it in a way that matches your employees’ motivation styles.
* '''Being [[Authenticity (philosophy)|authentic]]'''- Most adults can recognize a genuine person, and showing the people you work with that you are a trustworthy person who is reliable earns respect.
* '''Safe environments'''- Promoting a workplace culture that encourages everyone to feel comfortable with themselves and the work that they do reaps benefits for everyone.
* '''Setting clear expectations'''- Along with communication skills comes clear expectations, vocalizing exactly what needs to be done and when leaves little room for misunderstandings and excuses for things not to be done.
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