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Want to become a better consultant and accelerate your career? Stop bringing problems to your manager and start bringing solutions!

Join SSW’s Adam Cogan in the beautiful city of Strasbourg, France, as he shares practical tips on managing up, a skill that helps you become more proactive, build trust with your manager, and make better decisions.

Adam explains why presenting options with a clear recommendation is far more effective than simply asking your manager what to do. Using real-world consulting examples, he demonstrates how to evaluate resource decisions, communicate your preferred solution, and help managers make faster decisions.

You’ll also discover how to manage up when you’re CC’d on an important email. Instead of waiting for your manager to ask for advice, learn how to proactively draft a suggested response, share your expertise, and save valuable time.

Whether you’re a developer, consultant, architect, or team leader, these simple habits can help you take ownership, demonstrate initiative, and grow professionally.

Takeaway: Don’t just identify the problem. Present the options, recommend the best one, and explain why.

00:00 | Introduction: Managing Up from Strasbourg, France
00:11 | Why Managing Up Matters for Consultants
00:20 | Stop Bringing Problems Without Solutions
00:33 | Present Options and Consider the Trade-Offs
01:10 | Make a Clear Recommendation
01:29 | Managing Up When You’re CC’d on Emails
01:46 | Being the Subject Matter Expert (SME)
02:18 | Proactively Draft a Response for Your Manager
02:50 | Recommend the Best Option and Explain Why
03:13 | Take Initiative and Become a Better Consultant

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About the speakers

About the speakers

Adam Cogan blogs at adamcogan.com and interviews for SSW TV frequently. He is the Chief Architect at SSW, a Microsoft Solutions Partner specializing in custom enterprise .NET and Azure solutions mostly using Blazor, Angular, and React. His solutions also involve AI, Office 365, SharePoint, Dynamics 365, and the Power Platform.

Adam is currently working on TinaCMS - the world's best Markdown GitHub editor.

His deep knowledge of SharePoint's many capabilities, combined with the latest technologies (Angular, React, SPFx), let him propose high-quality tailored SharePoint Applications to clients.

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