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How New Managers Can Manage Up Without Selling Out
New managers often hear 'manage up' as corporate-speak for flattery. But in this episode, Lucas and Luna break down what managing up actually looks like in your first 90 days — using a concrete case: a first-time engineering manager at a mid-size SaaS company who had to convince a skeptical CTO to fund a refactor. They cover the three-step framework for earning upward influence: understanding your boss's constraints, framing your asks in their language, and building a track record of small wins. Lucas explains why the word 'manage' is misleading — you don't…
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