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Managing Upwards: Building Stronger Relationships with Your Manager

Thursday, November 13th, 2025 10:00 AM BST

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upwards. This skill is critical to ensuring alignment with your manager, influencing priorities, and gaining the support you need to deliver results.

This masterclass focuses on equipping managers with the skills to identify the root causes of cIn this masterclass, we’ll explore strategies for managing upwards, including building strong stakeholder relationships, setting boundaries, communicating effectively, and advocating for your team’s achievements. By mastering this balance, you’ll create a more collaborative, productive working relationship with your manager and drive greater success for your team.

 

In this Masterclass you'll learn

  1. Understand the value of managing upwards in their management style.
  2. Learn techniques for effective communication and relationship-building with their manager.
  3. Gain tools for influencing key decisions and priorities.
  4. Develop skills to set boundaries, say no constructively, and manage expectations.
  5. Recognise opportunities to advocate for their team and secure resources or recognition.
NICE TO MEET YOU

I'm Penny Jones

Founder of Penny Jones HR. With over 25 years in HR (and years managing teams myself), I help businesses like yours build confident managers, productive teams, and people processes that don’t create extra headaches.

We offer flexible, no-fuss HR support and development programmes tailored to your size and stage of growth, always grounded in real-world needs.

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Great managers don’t just support their teams they also build strong relationships with their own managers.

 

In “Managing Upwards: Building Stronger Relationships with Your Manager”, part of The Evolved Manager series, you’ll learn how to:

  1. Communicate effectively and align your work with your manager’s goals.
  2. Set boundaries, manage expectations, and say no constructively.
  3. Advocate for your team’s achievements and secure resources or recognition.
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Masterclass Student

"Absolutely brilliant session. It really got the team engaged and talking for the rest of the day"

Nicole Shaffi

"Thanks Penny. Really useful content and great to hear other peoples experiences. i have shared the next one to other managcers in the team as they will benefit from the next topic as we have new starters joining the team."

Masterclass Student

"Thank you, Penny, very insightful and has help me to identify how I delegate and how I can improve this :) "