Being great at your job? That's expected.
Being great at managing up? That's how you accelerate.
Your ideas travel further.
Your impact amplifies.
Your career speed doubles.
I've watched countless talented people get stuck.
Not because they weren't skilled.
Not because they weren't working hard.
But because they missed this critical piece.
Here are 3 proven ways to do it right, courtesy of ROBERT TA:
- Know Your Leader's Priorities (Because They're Now Yours)
Most people focus on their own tasks.
Great employees align with their leader's goals.
Elite performers make their leader's priorities their priorities.
How to do it:
• Use your 1:1s to understand their focus areas
• Watch where they spend their time
• Map company goals to your daily work
- Make Your Leader Look Good (What Goes Up Lifts You Too)
Here's what most don't understand:
Every leader wants to shine in front of their own leaders.
Help them do that.
How to do it:
• Arm them with insights for their next big meeting
• Flag potential issues before they become problems
• Share wins they can present up the chain
- Make Your Leader's Life Easier (While Everyone Else Adds To Their Stress)
Leaders are drowning in tasks.
Meetings.
Emails.
Decisions.
Be their lifeline.
How to do it:
• Jump in before being asked
• Keep updates short and solution-focused
• Make decisions independently when you can
The hard truth?
Most people never learn this.
They stay stuck.
Don't be most people.
