"Managing up" pushback
"Managing Up" Pushback
Step into real-time role play. Conduct a scope negotiation with Marcus and practice pushing back against unrealistic deadlines.
Your role: Team Leader
Avatar role: Marcus, the intense VP of Strategy who is focused entirely on big-picture outcomes and executive deliverables.
Your goal: Push back on Marcus's aggressive, non-negotiable deadline for the Strategic Initiative. You must resist emotional appeal and use hard data (Data + Trade-offs) to secure his agreement on a revised, executable plan.
Time: At least 5 exchanges with Marcus (approx 3 min) in order to generate an insights report.
Skills measured: Managing Up, Stakeholder Negotiation, Data-Driven Communication, and Assertiveness.
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