Being held accountable for managing change and making things better in your work is the new normal.

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Many people would say the purpose of managing-up is to have the by-product of your efforts enhance the work of those you report to.

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" Generations at Work: Managing the Clash of Veterans, Boomers, Xers and Nexters in Your Workplace", by Ron Zemke, Claire Raines and Bob Filipczak, Amacom, 2000.

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