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Should you 'manage your manager'?

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Should you 'manage your manager'? — SHR, Basel
Should you 'manage your manager'? — SHR, Basel

Should you 'manage your manager'? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Study: Gabarro & Kotter (1980, Harvard Business Review)

The limit

Single context; replicate before generalising. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Should you 'manage your manager'? — SHR, Basel — Bâle-Ville
Should you 'manage your manager'? — SHR, Basel — Bâle-Ville

Practical check in Basel

Define one measurable indicator, test for a month, compare. To go further: explore the Building an Effective Relationship with Your Manager training in Basel, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

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Building an Effective Relationship with Your Manager training in Basel — in practice
Building an Effective Relationship with Your Manager training in Basel — in practice
Building an Effective Relationship with Your Manager training in Basel — hands-on workshop
Building an Effective Relationship with Your Manager training in Basel — hands-on workshop
Building an Effective Relationship with Your Manager training in Basel — on the ground
Building an Effective Relationship with Your Manager training in Basel — on the ground

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