Managing Up: How to Handle Your Difficult Manager

In this episode of the Burnout Made Me Do It podcast, Dr. Kim Hollingdale talks with talent consultant and bestselling author of 'Suddenly in Charge: Managing Up, Managing Down, Succeeding All Around', Roberta Matuson, about how to 'manage up' and handle some classic 'difficult' manager behavior.

Managing up is a skill that we are NOT taught in college but one that's absolutely critical for survival and success in the workplace- understanding what drives your manager, and managing them to make your life easier at work . Listen in and learn how you can take more control over your working life.

About our guest:

For more than 25 years, Roberta Matuson has been helping organizations find, hire, grow, and keep top talent, saving them millions of dollars that would otherwise be lost in the recruiting process, and achieve dramatic growth because they have the best people.

As a former executive, Roberta has the vantage point of understanding what it’s like to work at all levels of an organization. At the age of 24, she found herself in the executive suite, where she was responsible for building a world-class HR department for a commercial real estate firm. Shortly thereafter, Roberta was involved in taking the company through a public offering.

She understands the frustrations of employee turnover that many employees and leaders experience, and has coached and consulted with many Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to help them become a place where employees want to stay. You can learn more about Roberta's vast experience here: https://matusonconsulting.com/

And of course, please visit https://www.burnoutmademedoit.com, for more info about how your host, Dr. Kim, works with individuals and companies, to reduce workplace burnout and improve human well-being by rethinking the workplace. You can also connect with Dr. Kim on IG: Instagram.com/burnoutmademedoit