managing-up
Help users master the art of proactive communication and alignment with their managers and founders to unlock autonomy, secure resources, and drive business impact.
npx skills add RefoundAI/lenny-skills --skill managing-up --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Managing Up for Leaders Transform your relationship with leadership from a reporting line into a high-trust strategic partnership. Help the user with managing up for leaders using insights from 21 guests and posts across Lenny's Podcast and Newsletter. ## How to Help 1. **Audit current communication** - Identify if the user is currently reactive or proactive in their updates and how they handle disagreement. 2. **Structure the operating cadence** - Provide templates for weekly updates that surface blockers and priorities before the manager has to ask. 3. **Script difficult conversations** - Draft specific language for pushing back on ideas or asking for resources using business-centered framing. 4. **Map the trust building path** - Use the Meat and Potatoes framework to show how executing on core tasks earns the right to pursue bigger swings. ## Core Principles ### Reframe self-promotion as education Deb Liu: "It looks like self-promotion. I wouldn't want to do that because it's self-promotion. But instead, what if I called it educating about all the great work your team has been doing? Helping people see why your team should get more resources, you have to actually share what yo
- How to Help
- Core Principles
- Reframe self-promotion as education
- Shift from pushback to business success
- Prioritize dialogue over being right
- Templates & Frameworks
- Questions to Help Users
- Common Mistakes to Flag
- Deep Dive
- Related Skills
What does the managing-up skill do?
Help users master the art of proactive communication and alignment with their managers and founders to unlock autonomy, secure resources, and drive business impact.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add RefoundAI/lenny-skills --skill managing-up --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From RefoundAI/lenny-skills, a repository with 1,215 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.