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Managing upwards: a guide for the foundation year doctor
1Airedale NHS Trust, Steeton, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 6TD.
Summary
Effectively managing senior colleagues, like consultants, is crucial for career advancement. This involves building strong working relationships, not manipulation, to achieve better professional outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Professional Development
- Management Studies
- Healthcare Administration
Background:
- Traditional management focuses on subordinates, overlooking upward management.
- Effective upward management is often misunderstood as manipulative.
- Good working relationships are key to successful upward management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the concept and benefits of managing senior colleagues.
- To provide strategies for building positive working relationships with superiors.
- To highlight the applicability of these principles beyond consultants.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of management principles.
- Case study examples (implied).
- Discussion of relational dynamics in hierarchical structures.
Main Results:
- Upward management, when ethical, yields significant professional benefits.
- Focusing on collaboration and communication enhances relationships with seniors.
- The principles are transferable to various senior-subordinate dynamics.
Conclusions:
- Managing upwards is a vital skill for career progression.
- Prioritizing professional relationships over hierarchy is essential.
- These strategies support a more collaborative and productive work environment.
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