Mary, thanks for the great post. I learned about managing up (and I'm still doing so) by reporting to a variety of different people and by having people report to me. When I put myself in my manager's shoes, I can become very clear about what I'd want if I were my boss.  I still have to consider how my boss is different and what they'd want, but step one is to realize that I don't often behave even the way I would want me to if I were my manager.  So question #1, if you were the boss, what would you want you to do?  Thanks for the great thought-provoker. Mike...