Five Ways to Get Visibility with Upper Management
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 3:55 am
Conventional wisdom holds that the politically astute in the workplace only bring ideas and issues that they would like to up channel to their direct supervisor. I happen to have a great relationship with my manager who relays my successes to the department, so this is not currently an issue for me, but it has been in past roles. And from what I hear, it can be a political minefield for many in the workplace.
So, what to do? In a hierarchical company, approaching a member of higher management in person, by phone, or by email may result in an annoyed message to your manager because it violates protocol and other people simply don’t have time for your thoughts or concerns.
Every person is different but these are five ways that I inadvertently took an end-run albania whatsapp phone number around this issue and got to know several members of other departments and upper management better. These suggestions ought not be used in a manipulative manner. They should arise organically based on your own interests… with a little bravery in some cases.
1. Twitter is the ultimate rank leveler. It’s normal to follow people who don’t know you without the expectation that they will follow you back. Twitter etiquette allows you to follow people because you are interested in what they write.
I made a list of everyone I knew who works or worked for Monster Worldwide and called it “Employees and Friends of Monster.” I occasionally looked at people copied on an email of particular interest and followed them and added them to my list. The cool thing about lists is they make it easy for you to quickly scan what people at your company are talking about. And other people can also subscribe to your lists. A Monster editor and marketing manager are subscribed to my list, and I’m glad other people also find it useful.
So, what to do? In a hierarchical company, approaching a member of higher management in person, by phone, or by email may result in an annoyed message to your manager because it violates protocol and other people simply don’t have time for your thoughts or concerns.
Every person is different but these are five ways that I inadvertently took an end-run albania whatsapp phone number around this issue and got to know several members of other departments and upper management better. These suggestions ought not be used in a manipulative manner. They should arise organically based on your own interests… with a little bravery in some cases.
1. Twitter is the ultimate rank leveler. It’s normal to follow people who don’t know you without the expectation that they will follow you back. Twitter etiquette allows you to follow people because you are interested in what they write.
I made a list of everyone I knew who works or worked for Monster Worldwide and called it “Employees and Friends of Monster.” I occasionally looked at people copied on an email of particular interest and followed them and added them to my list. The cool thing about lists is they make it easy for you to quickly scan what people at your company are talking about. And other people can also subscribe to your lists. A Monster editor and marketing manager are subscribed to my list, and I’m glad other people also find it useful.