The secret to managing up, says Melody Wilding, is being strategic and thoughtful in several key kinds of conversations with your boss and boss’s boss—including finding alignment, setting boundaries, getting visibility for your work, and winning a promotion. CURT NICKISCH: Now, we’ve been talking a lot about maybe call it soft power, that we’re talking about getting influence, about getting assigned better work, we’re talking about getting credit, but there are certain things that we would like to see from bosses that are more concrete, more tangibly associated with career development, even though those other things play into that, and that’s earning raises and promotions. Her new book is Managing Up, and whether you’re managing up or down or just managing yourself, we can help.