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I think some of the managers in our organization could benefit from the manager tools program. My dilemma is how do I suggest it to Managers that are a level up from me?
Submitted by brandonroloff on
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I think some of the managers in our organization could benefit from the manager tools program. My dilemma is how do I suggest it to Managers that are a level up from me?
There's the right way, or the way I did it
The general advice, which I think is good, is to deliver outstanding results through the application of the MT principles, and then don't be shy about telling people how you did it when they ask. If you do *really* well, you'll probably be promoted much faster than everyone else, and as you go up the ladder, you'll have more people reporting to you that you can tell to use it. Mentioning it in passing, in the tone of peer feedback, would probably be about as "direct" as would be generally recommended. If you've got a bit of patience, and a reasonably sane organisation, I think this would work just fine.
I work in a sane organisation, but I've got absolutely zero patience. I also have a very solid relationship with my boss (the CEO). I completely disregarded the general advice and basically told the CEO that this stuff was good, and asked him outright if he'd like me to prepare some training for all managers in the company (including him) on how to do the stuff I was doing. It certainly helped that I've now successfully reformed two separate teams of people into high(er) performers in the 18 months since I started as a manager, but I was certainly far more forceful about it than would generally be considered wise.