Mary Abbajay shares how to manage up, understand who your boss is, and adapt to different personality types.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) One tiny, yet powerful, thing you can do to differentiate yourself from 99% of employees.

2) Obstacles to managing up.

3) Strategies for dealing with difficult bosses.

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— ABOUT MARY —

Mary Abbajay is the president and co-founder of Careerstone Group, LLC, a woman-owned, full service organizational and leadership development consultancy that delivers leading-edge talent and organizational development solutions to the public and private sectors. She currently serves on the regional Market President’s Board of BB&T Bank. She was Chairman of the Board for Leadership Greater Washington where she led the adult Signature program, the Youth Leadership Program and the Rising Leaders Program.

• Mary on Twitter: @maryabbajay

• Website: Careerstone Group

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• Book: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

• Company: Toledo Lounge

• The Pomodoro Technique

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