Manage your Manager

26 Sep 2020
Tom Sandford

Manage your Manager

Forming a good working relationship with your manager is essential but on occasions, can be complicated and difficult. Unfortunately, many of our problems at work can stem from this relationship.

Managing your manager is about how you can build a positive relationship with your manager.

This section will explain in more detail how you can manage your manager by improving communication and other vital do’s and don’ts.

 

Forbes: How to manage your Manager: 10 dos and don'ts

What is it?

Ten Dos and Don’ts

Type of resource

Forbes article

Read the article on Forbes’ website

HRD Press Online: 50 case studies for Management and Supervisory training

What is it?

50 case studies for Management and Supervisory training

Type of resource

PDF

Download the case studies

NHS Leadership Academy: Your first steps in healthcare leadership

What is it?

The programme will support you as you develop essential leadership skills; open to all, this programme leads to an NHS Leadership Academy award in Leadership Foundations.

If you want to feel more able to deal with the daily challenges of working in healthcare, better equipped to care for patients, lead services and provide leadership for those around you – supporting them to do their job better – the Edward Jenner programme is for you.

Type of resource

Programme

Visit the NHS Leadership Academy website to learn more

NHS England/NHS Improvement: Collective leadership programme - A growing library of films

What is it?

The CNO vision is that we are so much stronger as a profession when we come together. We can be central to influencing and leading a new healthcare model for the 21st century – collective leadership at its best.

Type of resource

YouTube videos

Access the playlist of videos through YouTube

#OurNHSpeople

What is it?

“A comprehensive package of emotional, psychological and practical support that develops in line with what people tell us they feel they need and can be accessed through one point of contact. This includes a free wellbeing support helplinea 24/7 text alternativepeer to peer, team and personal resilience support and free mindfulness apps.”

Type of resource

Website, apps, helpline, courses

Visit the website

lynda.com: Management tutorial: How to survive a bad boss

What is it?

Is your boss making work difficult? In this tutorial, learn expert strategies for surviving, and even thriving, with a bad boss. Also, learn how to spot if your boss needs a “leadership tune-up.”

This specific tutorial is from the Management Tips series presented by lynda.com author Todd Dewett. The complete series offers two management tips every week and shows how to improve communication, increase motivation, deal with conflict, and build positive relationships.

Type of resource

YouTube video

Know of other resources related to Manage your Manager not on our list, that should be? Email us at communications@c3health.org.