Self-Leadership: The Art of Managing Up

Join us for this impactful and informational session featuring Nejat Abdurahman, Founder of N-BAC. Nejat will share what it means to effectively manage-up and five actionable insights to take charge of your career, plus more.

Great leaders do not leave the management of their career to chance, they are proactive and manage up effectively. They do not do it by bragging or arrogantly sharing their achievement, nor by tooting their own horn, and definitely not by kiss-a**ing their boss.

There is an art to managing-up and Nejat will walk you through the steps you can take to manage-up and be in charge of the direction your career takes.

At the end of this session, you will walk away knowing what it means to effectively manage-up and with five actionable insights to take charge of your career and

• Get recognised, appreciated and most importantly compensated for the value that you and your team add to the organisation 
• Ensure that your boss and other leaders in the organisation sponsor you, invest in you, and present you with opportunities that are right for you, and
• Influence decision making and inspire others (even if you do not have a title)

Nejat Abdurahman is the founder of N-BAC, a business advisory & consulting firm that helps organisations transform the way they lead to transform their business and create a sustainable impact. Nejat facilitates Leadership Development programs at N-BAC Academy to equip managers and leaders at different levels with the needed skills to transform the way they lead. She serves on the Board of the Association for Talent Development Metro DC Chapter as Director of Programs. Nejat earned her MBA from Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst, and her BA degree in Economics from Addis Ababa University.