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Best-selling author and leadership development expert Mary Abbajay joins The Accidental Trainer podcast host Lisa Spinelli to discuss a variety of "normal" and "bad" boss types. How do you deal (and thrive) with an introvert, impulsive or even...

Managing Difficult Bosses With Mary Abbajay

Mary Abbajay, author of the best-selling Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss is the president of Careerstone Group, LLC, a full service organizational and leadership development consultancy that delivers leading-edge talent and organizational development solutions to business and government.As a sought-after author, speaker, consultant, and trainer, Mary helps clients develop the strategies, skills and sensibilities needed for success in the 21st century. Her expertise lies in helping clients create dynamic and productive workplaces that foster professional and personal excellence and growth. In short, she is committed to creating workplaces where both the organization and the individual can flourish.Mary Abbajay brings over 20 years of leadership experience, a master’s degree in Organizational Management, and post-graduate certificates from Georgetown University and the Coaches Training Institute. In addition to being an entrepreneur and consultant, Mary has served as adjunct faculty at George Mason University’s School of Management and has taught at both Montgomery College and the Georgetown University Center for Professional Development.In 2010, Mary was named as one of Washington Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business and was a Smart CEO Brava Award recipient in 2017.

Mary Abbajay

June 2018 - TD Magazine

Synopses of Alive at Work by Daniel M. Cable and Managing Up by Mary Abbajay

Book Capsules, June 2018

In this week’s Ask a Trainer guest post, Mary Abbajay offers advice for understanding what makes a micromanager tick.

Ask a Trainer: How Can I Work With My Micromanager Boss?

Difficult bosses (and challenging co-workers) are—and always will be—an unfortunate fact of work life. As long as organizations continue to promote people based on technical skills rather than managerial acumen, we will have “bad bosses.” But one doesn’t have to let a difficult boss derail their career trajectory. Learning how to survive and even thrive with a difficult boss is easier than you think. You just need the right skills and sensibilities!
In this webcast, Mary Abbajay, author of the award-winning, bestselling Managing Up: How to Move Up, Win at Work, and Succeed With Any Type of Boss, will help you:

Navigate and succeed with the seven most difficult boss types (such as the Micromanager, the Ghost Boss, and the Impulsive).
Use proven strategies and techniques to take control of your career.
Understand the real dangers of working for a toxic boss.
 


Managing Up: Difficult Bosses

Whether we like it or not, our bosses have enormous influence over our ability to succeed, thrive, and advance in our organizations, our careers, and our own leadership journey. Establishing strong, productive working relationships with those above us is the single most effective way to accelerate success. Whether you are reporting to a supervisor, middle manager, vice president, top executive, or a board of directors, managing up is a skill we all need.

This lively and interactive webcast provides proven strategies and techniques to increase cooperation and collaboration between those who have different power levels, perspectives, and personalities. Learning to effectively manage up is good for you, your boss, and your organization. 
This webcast will help you:

Understand and manage personality differences that impact manager–staff relationships.
Recognize different leadership styles and explore adaptive strategies for communicating and collaborating with each style.
Understand your own and your supervisors’ “hot buttons.”
Increase organizational trust among managers and peers.
Take ownership of your professional success.


 

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