The Art of Managing Up
Influence up. Align faster. Lead with impact.
Equip your leaders to align priorities, communicate with impact, and influence decisions without formal authority through N-BAC’s signature Managing Up program.
The Art of Managing Up, delivered
globally in English, French, and Spanish
What Leaders Say About Managing Up
We brought Nejat in to deliver The Art of Managing Up masterclass for our team at Tinova, and she shared a mindset I want every member of my team to adopt: Become the CEO of your own career. As a leader, I do not only need people who can complete tasks. I need people who can think with me, communicate clearly, update me before I ask, and help me see what happens inside the work. To me, managing up is a leadership skill from the employee side. I highly recommend The Art of Managing Up to any leader looking to build a more proactive, aligned, and high-performing team.
Build Upward Influence. Strengthen Alignment. Drive Organizational Performance.
Bring The Art of Managing Up to your organization through tailored leadership development, team masterclasses, and keynotes.
Managing Up Leadership Development Program
A cohort program that embeds Managing Up & alignment into day-to-day leadership. We Assess → Train → Coach and track progress so insights turn into execution.
Outcomes: faster decisions, reduced escalation noise, durable alignment across teams.
Includes: assessments (EI/DISC/360 option), targeted workshops, coaching in the flow of work, manager toolkits, scorecards, and leadership reporting.
Managing Up Team Masterclass
A focused, private session for your managers that turns concepts into practice. We work through stakeholder maps, decision clarity, and scripts for upward communication.
Outcomes: clearer priorities, stronger executive updates, fewer escalations.
Includes: pre-survey, slides, toolkits (stakeholder map, meeting rhythm, scripts), role-plays.
The Art of Managing Up Keynote
Inspire your audience with a fast, practical talk on influencing up, aligning across, and turning strategy into execution. Perfect for all-hands, conferences, or offsites.
Outcomes: shared language, mindset shift, immediate takeaways.
Includes: talk + Q&A, workbook link/QR, optional book signing.
Best for: company kickoffs, leadership summits, and large audiences.
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Explore Managing Up insights
Go deeper into the frameworks, research, and practical strategies behind The Art of Managing Up, designed to help leaders create alignment, communicate strategically, increase their contribution, and lead with greater influence.
What Is Managing Up? A Practical Guide
Managing up is the practice of creating value for your leader, your team, your organization, and yourself by ensuring your contributions are understood, aligned with strategic priorities, and positioned for impact.
What Gets in the Way of Managing Up?
Even high-performing professionals can struggle to manage up when gaps in visibility, communication, perspective, relationships, and other critical areas limit their ability to align, influence, and contribute strategically.
Managing Up in the Age of AI
As AI changes how work gets done, managing up becomes even more important. Leaders need to communicate context, exercise judgment, create alignment, and contribute value beyond what technology can produce.
meet the Author
Nejat Abdurahman
Nejat partners with organizations to develop leaders who turn strategy into execution by managing up, aligning across, and leading effectively at every level. She equips executives and managers with practical tools to close alignment gaps, communicate with impact, influence decisions, and accelerate execution across teams and functions.
An international speaker and leadership advisor, Nejat delivers keynotes, workshops, and leadership programs on Managing Up, Emotional Intelligence, and Leading in the Age of AI.
She is the author of The Art of Managing Up, an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and a certified Hogan, DISC, and Emotional Intelligence practitioner. Her work combines research-based frameworks with practical application so leaders can put what they learn into action.
Keynote speaker & leadership advisor
Author of The Art of Managing Up
ICF Certified Executive & EI Coach
Certified Hogan, DISC & Emotional Intelligence practitioner
Delivered programs across enterprise, government, and nonprofit teams (on-site & virtual).
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