As organizations decentralize, virtually any company can benefit from more upward leadership. Leading-up is about leading your boos, helping your supervisor to see the right goal and find the right path before it is too late. It can be about selling your superiors a new business idea. It may require coaching your boss to help him or her find more effective ways for conveying his or her vision for the firm. Leading up might also involve offering your superior a strategic customer insight or plan that could open up a new market for the company.

► The Tao of Leadership

► Your People Skills 360

► Coaching