manage up
manage up verb: to calculate one's interactions with someone above oneself in a hierarchy (often one's own manager) so as to try to guide them into choosing a certain option (narrow scope) or to guide them into doing a better job at their leadership of their subordinates (broader scope).
Verb
manage up (third-person singular simple present manages up, present participle managing up, simple past and past participle managed up)
- To calculate one's interactions with someone above oneself in a hierarchy (often one's own manager) so as to try to guide them into choosing a certain option (narrow scope) or to guide them into doing a better job at their leadership of their subordinates (broader scope).
- She felt compelled to manage up because her boss seemed to be missing the significance of the risk.
- Antonyms:
- manage, manage down
Antonyms of manage up
Forms of manage up
| third-person singular present | manages up |
|---|---|
| present participle | managing up |
| past participle | managed up |
| past | managed up |
Questions about manage up
- What does manage up mean?
- Manage up means to calculate one's interactions with someone above oneself in a hierarchy (often one's own manager) so as to try to guide them into choosing a certain option (narrow scope) or to guide them into doing a better job at their leadership of their subordinates (broader scope).
- What part of speech is manage up?
- Manage up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of manage up?
- The past tense of manage up is managed up.
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