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Managing Up Psychology

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When asking again and again for the same things wears you downWhen being the boss still feels like pretendingWhen closing the books is easy but running it all isn'tWhen controlling the game and everyone's emotions overwhelms youWhen doing the hard procedure alone still frightens youWhen easing your high standards feels exactly like failingWhen everyone sees an expert and you feel a fraudWhen getting ahead is all you think about at workWhen I am good at upselling but it still feels manipulativeWhen I can't feel like a leader without a titleWhen I check every med three times and still fear one mistakeWhen I need to be the one who ends the meetingWhen I'm next in line but no one will let goWhen making your case and the politics still elude youWhen managing inmates intimidates you and authority won't comeWhen one abusive customer stays in your head all nightWhen one person makes your confidence collapse completelyWhen setting your ego aside feels like losing yourselfWhen someone knowing more than you feels like a threatWhen speaking up for your patient against the hierarchy still rattles youWhen speaking with authority makes you feel arrogantWhen starting treatment is easy but managing it over time isn'tWhen the benefits programs and rules all blur togetherWhen the discipline that made you good cost you everywhere elseWhen the field runs on unpaid work no one seesWhen the flood of constituent demands leaves you drowningWhen the moral weight of the job sits heavy on youWhen the procedures and the authority overwhelm youWhen the skill that keeps everything alive stays invisibleWhen using your authority makes you feel like the bad guyWhen wanting to be fair fights your own self-interestWhen you apologize for making the right callWhen you ask your own team for permission to leadWhen you can delegate but still don't know what to hand offWhen you can handle the community but angry parents still rattle youWhen you can manage the block but the volatile ones rattle youWhen you can't delegate without taking the work backWhen you can't keep your hours straight and fear the rulesWhen you can't seem to command the room you're leadingWhen you carry everyone and no one carries youWhen you do everything right and the system still says noWhen you exhaust yourself over things you can't controlWhen you feel anyone could do your jobWhen you finally know your rights as a job endsWhen you finally set down shame that was never yoursWhen you get promoted over the peers you used to joke withWhen you hand your authority to the loudest voiceWhen you handle most behavior but the dangerous moments overwhelm youWhen you have to enforce rules you don't fully knowWhen you hide your own mistakes from your teamWhen you hold work far above what it needsWhen you just took charge of lives and are terrifiedWhen you know the rules but the confrontations still rattle youWhen you know your limits but cave under pressureWhen you never think about competitors or why you're chosenWhen you over explain every instruction you giveWhen you swallow hostility so well you stop noticing the costWhen you take the order but can't create the experienceWhen you think a leader must always have the answerWhen you think leading means being the smartest in the roomWhen you turn harsh to hide your self doubtWhen you've calmed your trading but big losses still hitWhen your reactions still hijack you under pressure