2025 GREATS: 1038: Getting What You Need from Your Boss through Managing Up with Melody Wilding

How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Melody Wilding breaks down the crucial conversations to have with your boss to improve your work life. 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to differentiate yourself with one conversation 

2) How to build your pushback power 

3) The easiest way to improve your visibility 


Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1038 for clickable versions of the links below. 


— ABOUT MELODY — 

Melody Wilding is a professor of human behavior at Hunter College and author of Managing Up. She was recently named one of Insider’s “most innovative career coaches.” Her background as a therapist and emotions researcher informs her unique approach, weaving evidence-based neuroscience and psychology with professional development. Her previous book is Trust Yourself. 

• Book: Managing Up: How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge 

• Website: ManagingUp.com 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen 

• Book: Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen 


— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

• Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO

• Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/Awesome

• Taelor. Visit Visit taelor.style and get 10% off gift cards with the code PODCASTGIFT

• Cashflow Podcasting. Explore launching (or outsourcing) your podcast with a free 10-minute call with Pete.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Melody Wilding breaks down the crucial conversations to have with your boss to improve your work life. 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to differentiate yourself with one conversation 

2) How to build your pushback power 

3) The easiest way to improve your visibility 


Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1038 for clickable versions of the links below. 


— ABOUT MELODY — 

Melody Wilding is a professor of human behavior at Hunter College and author of Managing Up. She was recently named one of Insider’s “most innovative career coaches.” Her background as a therapist and emotions researcher informs her unique approach, weaving evidence-based neuroscience and psychology with professional development. Her previous book is Trust Yourself. 

• Book: Managing Up: How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge 

• Website: ManagingUp.com 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen 

• Book: Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen 


— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

• Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO

• Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/Awesome

• Taelor. Visit Visit taelor.style and get 10% off gift cards with the code PODCASTGIFT

• Cashflow Podcasting. Explore launching (or outsourcing) your podcast with a free 10-minute call with Pete.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2025-12-18 37 min
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