About This Book
Managing Up (2025) offers practical strategies for managing workplace power dynamics and strengthening relationships with leaders. It will provide you with the tools to gain influence, advocate for your needs, and increase your authority without changing job titles. By distilling key workplace challenges into ten essential conversations, it helps you to communicate with confidence, set boundaries, and position yourself for success.
Who Should Read This?
- Career-driven professionals aiming for stability and growth
- Managers and leaders improving team communication and decision-making
- Job seekers and career changers planning their next move
About the Author
Melody Wilding is a licensed social worker with a master’s degree from Columbia University, and is a professor of human behavior at Hunter College in New York City. She’s been recognized as one of Insider’s “most innovative career coaches” and has contributed to publications like Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Fast Company. Her work has also been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. She’s the author of Trust Yourself.
