HBR Guide to Managing Up and Across (HBR Guide Series) Paperback – January 15, 2013

I am a fan of HBR publications. This guide, as well as their numerous other guides are a collaboration of thought pieces across a certain theme. This one happens to pertain to handle people in positions higher than and/or parallel to your own. It is different than managing subordinates, and has thoughtful (if not sometimes common sense, but still good to see framed from a professional perspective) information that most anyone in the business world should benefit from. Like any of the HBR guides, each chapter is perfectly bite sized, and can be read out of order. Short, sweet, and to the point- perfect for busy professionals (or ambitious students) that need a starting point, or a refresher. I have always purchased paperback copies, so I can not comment on the kindle version.

It's a fast read with an organized structure of managing up and across. I keep this on my kindle as a quick reference. Good reminders of base principles we sometimes forget in the heat or stress of the moment.

I found the book to be very helpful. It provides a good perspective on the challenges with different types of relationships, most common mistakes and best practices for making such relationships work well for you and your teams. I've already been able to apply some of the best practices or to use them for identifying past mistakes in a retrospective

This book was recomended to me by the CEO of my company, It was a bit though to read at the beguining, but it made realize some of the mistakes I was making in my relationship with my Manager, I hope it can be saved.

I absolutely love this book and suggest it to anyone looking for a quick and interesting read on leadership. Walked away with a lot of very useful information. I especially love the generation chart in the back.

I have been reading HBR series. This albulm consists of condenses articles each is about 2-5min reading though I'm not native English speaker. Good content as usual, not only about cross, up management of departments and divisions. But also generations.

Great selection of articles.I wish Kindle would have better support for the tables.Still a great book and worth the money.

As a young professional, I found this book to be incredibly helpful. Throughout undergraduate business studies, the ideas and concepts behind managing up are never discussed. Ultimately, my ability to manage up was more critical to my growth than my technical capabilities. After reading this guide, I was able to rework my mindset and relaunch my career growth.